Ezekiel 47:5 Hebrew Word Analysis

0Afterward he measuredוַיָּ֣מָדh4058
1a thousandאֶ֔לֶףh505
12a riverנַ֖חַלh5158
3אֲשֶׁ֥רh834
4לֹֽאh3808
5that I couldאוּכַ֖לh3201
15not pass overיֵעָבֵֽר׃h5674
7כִּֽיh3588
8were risenגָא֤וּh1342
10for the watersמֵ֣יh4325
10for the watersמֵ֣יh4325
11to swim inשָׂ֔חוּh7813
12a riverנַ֖חַלh5158
13אֲשֶׁ֥רh834
14לֹֽאh3808
15not pass overיֵעָבֵֽר׃h5674

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Afterward he measured a thousand; `and it was' a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Again, after his measuring a thousand, it became a river which it was not possible to go through: for the waters had become deep enough for swimming, a river it was not possible to go through.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he measured a thousand: it was a river that I could not pass through, for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

World English Bible (WEB)

Afterward he measured one thousand; [and it was] a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he measureth a thousand -- a stream that I am not able to pass over; for risen have the waters -- waters to swim in -- a stream that is not passed over.