Ezekiel 47:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 47:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּ֣מָד
mâdad
H4058
to measure
אֶ֔לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
נַ֕חַל
nachal
H5158
wadi
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אוּכַ֖ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לַעֲבֹ֑ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
גָא֤וּ
gâʼâh
H1342
to rise up
הַמַּ֨יִם֙
mayim
H4325
water
מֵ֣י
mayim
H4325
water
שָׂ֔חוּ
sâchûw
H7813
swimming
נַ֖חַל
nachal
H5158
wadi
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵעָבֵֽר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Next he measured off another thousand cubits, but it was a river that I could not cross through because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—it was a river that could not be crossed.
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