Ezekiel 17:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He also tookוַיִּקַּח֙
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
some 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַע
(miz·ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of the landהָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and plantedוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ
(vai·yit·te·ne·hu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
it in fertileזָ֑רַע
(za·ra;)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
soil.בִּשְׂדֵה־
(bis·deh-)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
He placedקָ֚ח
(kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
[it] besideעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
abundantרַבִּ֔ים
(rab·bim,)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
waters;מַ֣יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
he setשָׂמֹֽו׃
(sa·mov.)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
it [like] a willow.צַפְצָפָ֖ה
(tzaf·tza·fah)
6851: perhaps willowfrom tsaphaph


















KJV Lexicon
He took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
also of the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and planted
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
it in a fruitful
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
he placed
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
it by great
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
it as a willow tree
tsaphtsaphah  (tsaf-tsaw-faw')
a willow (as growing in overflowed places) -- willow tree.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.

King James Bible
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he took some of the land's seed and put it in a fertile field; he set it like a willow, a plant by abundant waters.

International Standard Version
Then the eagle took a seed from the land and planted it in fertile ground. He planted it like a willow tree next to abundant waters.

NET Bible
He took one of the seedlings of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'Then it took a seedling from that country and planted the seedling in fertile soil. The eagle planted the seedling like a willow where there was plenty of water.

King James 2000 Bible
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
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