Ezekiel 47:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Again he measuredוַיָּ֣מָד
(vai·ya·mad)
4058: to measurea prim. root
a thousand;אֶ֔לֶף
(e·lef,)
505: a thousanda prim. root
[and it was] a riverנַ֕חַל
(na·chal)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
that I couldאוּכַ֖ל
(u·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
not ford,לַעֲבֹ֑ר
(la·'a·vor;)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
for the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙
(ham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
had risen,גָא֤וּ
(ga·'u)
1342: to rise upa prim. root
[enough] waterמֵ֣י
(mei)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
to swimשָׂ֔חוּ
(sa·chu,)
7813: swimmingfrom sachah
in, a riverנַ֖חַל
(na·chal)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
that could not be forded.יֵעָבֵֽר׃
(ye·'a·ver.)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Afterward 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 it was a river
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
that I could
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
not pass over
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
for the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
were risen
ga'ah  (gaw-aw')
to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, (figuratively) be majestic -- gloriously, grow up, increase, be risen, triumph.
waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
to swim in
sachuw  (saw'-khoo)
a pond (for swimming) -- to swim in.
a river
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
that could not be passed over
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Again he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not ford, for the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a river that could not be forded.

King James Bible
Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Again he measured off a third of a mile, and it was a river that I could not cross on foot. For the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed on foot.

International Standard Version
When he had measured out another 1,000 cubits, the water had become deep enough that I wasn't able to ford it. Instead, I would have had to swim through it.

NET Bible
Again he measured 1,750 feet and it was a river I could not cross, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he measured another 1,500 feet. But the water had risen so much that it became a river which I couldn't cross. The river was too deep to cross except by swimming.

King James 2000 Bible
Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
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