Ezekiel 47:10

“And it will be that fishermen will stand beside it from En-gedi to En-eglaim; there will be a place for spreading nets; according to its kinds will be their fish, like the fish of the great sea, very many.”

Ezekiel 47:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 47:10, word by word

And it will be thatהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
fishermenדַּוָּגִיםdavagim

fisherman

A fisherman.

Where else “davagim” appears
will standעָמְדוּamdu

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “amdu” appears
to En-eglaimעֵיןen

En-eglaim

En-eglaim: a name meaning "spring of the two calves"; a place beside the Dead Sea.

Where else “en” appears
a place for spreadingמִשְׁטוֹחַmishtoach

drying place

A place for spreading out, where nets are laid out to dry.

Where else “mishtoach” appears
netsחֲרָמִיםcharamim

net

A mesh of knotted cords spread out to catch fish.

Where else “charamim” appears
according to its kindsמִינָmina

kind

Kind, sort. It appears in the phrase "according to its kind": each living thing according to its type.

Where else “mina” appears
their fishדְגָתָdegata

fish

Fish; everything that lives in the water (a collective word).

Where else “degata” appears
of the greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gadol” appears
seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yam” appears
very manyרַבָּהraba

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “raba” appears
very manyמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

Where else “meod” appears

Translation note

“The great sea”: the Mediterranean.

Places in this verse

JerusalemDead SeaEn Gedi
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • En Gedi

    Today: Ein Gedi oasis by the Dead Sea, Israel

    An oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, about 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Jerusalem.

    David hid from Saul in the caves of En Gedi and spared his life (1 Sam 24:1-7).

    1 Samuel 24:1Joshua 15:62Song of Songs 1:14

The context

9And it will be that every living being that swarms wherever the two torrents go there will live; and there will be very many fish, for this water goes there, and the waters will be healed, and everything will live wherever the torrent goes.

10 · This verse (above)

11Its swamps and its marshes will not be healed; they will be given over to salt.

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