Ezekiel 47:1

“And he brought me back to the entrance of the house, and look, water was coming out from under the threshold of the house eastward, for the front of the house faced east; and the water was going down from under the right side of the house, south of the altar.”

Ezekiel 47:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 47:1, word by word

And he brought me backיְשִׁבֵyeshive

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “yeshive” appears
to the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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of the houseבַּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bayit” appears
waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears
was coming outיֹצְאִיםyotsim

go out

To go out of a place.

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the thresholdמִפְתַּןmiftan

threshold

Threshold: the stone or wooden piece on the floor of a doorway.

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eastwardקָדִימָkadima

east

The direction where the sun rises.

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the frontפְנֵיfene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

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was going downיֹרְדִיםyordim

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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the rightיְמָנִיתyemanit

right (side)

Right, on the right-hand side.

Where else “yemanit” appears
sideכֶּתֶףketef

side

The side part of something: the flank of a house or hill.

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southנֶּגֶבnegev

south

One of the four sides of the land: the south.

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of the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around by way of the outside to the outer gate by way of the one that faces east; and look, water was trickling out from the right side.

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