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And he measuredוַיָּמָדa thousand,אֶלֶףand led me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵנִיthe water,בַמַּיִםwaterמַיִםto the knees;בִּרְכָּיִםand he measuredוַיָּמָדa thousand,אֶלֶףand led me through,וַיַּעֲבִרֵנִיwaterמֵיto the waist.מָתְנָיִם
Ezekiel 47:4
Study it in the app“And he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, water to the knees; and he measured a thousand, and led me through, water to the waist.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 47:4, word by word
- And he measuredיָּמָדyamad
measure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “yamad” appears- a thousandאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- and led me throughיַּעֲבִרֵyaavire
bring across
To bring across, or take away.
Where else “yaavire” appears- the waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- to the kneesבִּרְכָּיִםbirkayim
knee
Knee.
Where else “birkayim” appears- to the waistמָתְנָיִםmatnayim
waist, loins
Waist, loins.
Where else “matnayim” appears
The context
3When the man went out eastward with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he led me through the water, water to the ankles.
4 · This verse (above)
5And he measured a thousand: a torrent that I could not cross, for the water had risen, water for swimming, a torrent that could not be crossed.