Ezekiel 47:4

Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water. Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.
Ezekiel 47:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּ֣מָד אֶ֔לֶף וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי בַמַּ֖יִם מַ֣יִם בִּרְכָּ֑יִם וַיָּ֣מָד אֶ֔לֶף וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִי מֵ֥י מָתְנָֽיִם׃

  1. וַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.mod“and he measured out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָדַד · “to measure” · Strong's H4058
  2. אֶ֔לֶף'E.lef“a thousand [cubits]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
  3. וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.ni“and he made pass me”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  4. בַמַּ֖יִםva.Ma.yim“in the waters”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  5. מַ֣יִםMa.yim“waters”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  6. בִּרְכָּ֑יִםbir.Ka.yim“knees”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from בֶּ֫רֶךְ · “knee” · Strong's H1290
  7. וַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.mod“and he measured out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָדַד · “to measure” · Strong's H4058
  8. אֶ֔לֶף'E.lef“a thousand [cubits]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
  9. וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.ni“and he made pass through me”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  10. מֵ֥יmei“waters of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  11. מָתְנָֽיִם׃ma.te.Na.yim“loins”
    Noun, masculine, dual, absolute · from מׇתְנַ֫יִם · “loin” · Strong's H4975
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)