Ezekiel 47:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Again he measuredוַיָּ֣מָד
(vai·ya·mad)
4058: to measurea prim. root
a thousandאֶ֔לֶף
(e·lef,)
505: a thousanda prim. root
and ledוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי
(vai·ya·'a·vi·re·ni)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִי
(vai·ya·'a·vi·re·ni)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
the water,בַמַּ֖יִם
(vam·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
waterמַ֣יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
[reaching] the knees.בִּרְכָּ֑יִם
(bir·ka·yim;)
1290: the kneefrom barak
Again he measuredוַיָּ֣מָד
(vai·ya·mad)
4058: to measurea prim. root
a thousandאֶ֔לֶף
(e·lef,)
505: a thousanda prim. root
and led me through 
 
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
[the water], waterמֵ֥י
(mei)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
[reaching] the loins.מָתְנָֽיִם׃
(ma·te·na·yim.)
4975: loinsfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Again he measured
madad  (maw-dad')
by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended -- measure, mete, stretch self.
a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and brought me through
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
were to the knees
berek  (beh'-rek)
a knee -- knee.
Again he measured
madad  (maw-dad')
by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended -- measure, mete, stretch self.
a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and brought me through
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
were to the loins
mothen  (mo'-then)
the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins -- + greyhound, loins, side.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the loins.

King James Bible
Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he measured off a third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my knees. He measured off another third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my waist.

International Standard Version
Then he measured out another 1,000 cubits, where he led me through water that was knee-deep. And then he measured out another 1,000 cubits, where the water was waist-deep.

NET Bible
Again he measured 1,750 feet and led me through the water, which was now knee deep. Once more he measured 1,750 feet and led me through the water, which was waist deep.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he measured off another 1,500 feet and led me through the water. The water came up to my knees. He measured off another 1,500 feet and led me through the water. The water came up to my waist.

King James 2000 Bible
Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the waist.
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