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Ezekiel 47:5

Once again he measured off a thousand cubits, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming—a river that could not be crossed on foot.
Ezekiel 47:5
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּ֣מָד אֶ֔לֶף נַ֕חַל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־אוּכַ֖ל לַעֲבֹ֑ר כִּֽי־גָא֤וּ הַמַּ֙יִם֙ מֵ֣י שָׂ֔חוּ נַ֖חַל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יֵעָבֵֽר׃

  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. נַ֕חַלNa.chal“a river”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “river” · Strong's H5158A
  4. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. אוּכַ֖ל'u.Khal“I was able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  7. לַעֲבֹ֑רla.'a.Vor“to pass through”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  8. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. גָא֤וּga.'U“they had risen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from גָּאָה · “to rise up” · Strong's H1342
  10. הַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yim“the waters”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  11. מֵ֣יmei“waters of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  12. שָׂ֔חוּSa.chu“swimming”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂחוּ · “swimming” · Strong's H7813
  13. נַ֖חַלNa.chal“a river”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “river” · Strong's H5158A
  14. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  15. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  16. יֵעָבֵֽר׃ye.'a.Ver“it was passed through”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)