Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 47
1Then the man brought me backוַיְשִׁבֵנִי֮vay.shi.ve.NiH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the templeהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004,and I sawוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325flowingיֹצְאִ֗יםyo.tze.'ImH3318from underמִתַּ֨חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the thresholdמִפְתַּ֤ןmif.TanH4670of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004toward the eastקָדִ֔ימָהka.Di.mahH6921(forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004facedפְנֵ֥יfe.NeiH6440eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921).The waterוְהַמַּ֣יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325was coming downיֹרְדִ֗יםyo.re.DimH3381from underמִתַּ֜חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the southהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֤תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196.
2Next he brought me outוַיּוֹצִאֵנִי֮vai.yo.tzi.'e.NiH3318throughדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870the northצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179and led me aroundוַיְסִבֵּ֙נִי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְvay.si.Be.ni De.rekhH5437H1870the outsideח֔וּץChutzH2351toאֶל־'el-H413the outerהַח֔וּץ דֶּ֖רֶךְha.Chutz De.rekhH2351H1870gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179facingהַפּוֹנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921,and there I sawוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009the waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325trickling outמְפַכִּ֔יםme.fa.KimH6379fromמִן־min-H4480the southהַיְמָנִֽית׃hay.ma.NitH3233sideהַכָּתֵ֖ףha.ka.TefH3802.
3As the manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376wentבְּצֵאת־be.tzet-H3318eastwardקָדִ֖יםka.DimH6921with a measuring lineוְקָ֣וve.KavH6957in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,he measured offוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520and led me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674בַמַּ֖יִםva.Ma.yimH4325ankle-deepאָפְסָֽיִם׃'a.fe.Sa.yimH657waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325.
4Then he measured offוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsand led me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674knee-deepבִּרְכָּ֑יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290waterבַמַּ֖יִםva.Ma.yimH4325.Again he measuredמַ֣יִם וַיָּ֣מָדMa.yim vai.Ya.modH4325H4058a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsand led me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674waist-deepמָתְנָֽיִם׃ma.te.Na.yimH4975waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325.
5Once again he measured offוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505cubits,but now it was a riverנַ֕חַלNa.chalH5158thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I couldאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808crossלַעֲבֹ֑רla.'a.VorH5674,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325had risenגָא֤וּga.'UH1342andמֵ֣יmeiH4325was deep enough for swimmingשָׂ֔חוּSa.chuH7813—a riverנַ֖חַלNa.chalH5158thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834could notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be crossed on footיֵעָבֵֽר׃ye.'a.VerH5674.
8And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Thisהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428waterהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325flows outיוֹצְאִ֗יםyotz.'ImH3318toאֶל־'el-H413the easternהַקַּדְמוֹנָ֔הha.kad.mo.NahH6930regionהַגְּלִילָה֙ha.ge.li.LahH1552and goes downוְיָרְד֖וּve.ya.re.DuH3381intoעַל־'al-H5921the Arabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160.When it emptiesוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the Dead Seaהַיָּ֔מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220,הַיָּ֥מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220הַמּֽוּצָאִ֖יםha.mu.tza.'ImH3318the water thereהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325becomes freshוְנִרְפּ֥וּve.nir.pe.'uH7495.
9Whereverכָל־ אֶ֣לkhol- 'elH413H3605אֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834the riverנַחֲלַ֙יִם֙na.cha.La.yimH5158שָׁ֤םshamH8033flowsיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935,there will beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961swarmsיִשְׁרֹ֡ץ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁר֩yish.Rotz kol- 'a.SherH3605H834H8317of livingנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315creaturesחַיָּ֣ה׀chai.YahH2416יִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421andוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961a great number ofרַבָּ֣ה מְאֹ֑דra.Bah me.'OdH7227H3966fishהַדָּגָ֖הha.da.GahH1710,becauseכִּי֩kiH3588הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428itהַמַּ֣יִםha.Ma.yimH4325flowsבָ֨אוּVa.'uH935thereשָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahH8033and makes the waters freshוְיֵרָֽפְאוּ֙ve.ye.ra.fe.'UH7495;so whereverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the riverהַנָּֽחַל׃ha.Na.chalH5158flowsיָ֥בוֹאYa.Vo'H935,everythingכֹּ֛לkolH3605שָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033will flourishוָחָ֔יva.ChaiH2421.
10וְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961Fishermenדַּוָּגִ֗יםda.va.GimH1728מֵעֵ֥יןme.'EinH5872will standעָמְד֨וּya.'am.duH5975by the shoreעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921;from En-gediגֶּ֙דִי֙ge.diH5872toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704En-eglaimH5882they willיִהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961spreadמִשְׁט֥וֹחַmish.To.achH4894their netsלַֽחֲרָמִ֖יםla.cha.ra.MimH2764to catchfishדְגָתָ֔םde.ga.TamH1710of manyרַבָּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ra.Bah me.'OdH7227H3966kindsלְמִינָה֙ תִּהְיֶ֣הle.mi.Nah tih.YehH4327H1961,like the fishכִּדְגַ֛תkid.GatH1710of the Greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220.
12AlongH5921bothH2088banksשְׂפָת֣וֹse.fa.ToH8193of the riverהַנַּ֣חַלha.Na.chalH5158,fruitמַ֠אֲכָלMa.'a.kholH3978treesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of all kindsכָּל־kol-H3605will growיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927.Their leavesעָלֵ֜הוּ'a.Le.huH5929will notלֹא־lo'-H3808witherיִבּ֨וֹלyi.BolH5034,and their fruitפִּרְי֗וֹpir.YoH6529will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808failיִתֹּ֣םyi.TomH8552.Each monthלָֽחֳדָשָׁיו֙lo.cho.da.ShavH2320they will bear fruitיְבַכֵּ֔רye.va.KerH1069,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the waterמֵימָ֔יוmei.MavH4325fromמִן־min-H4480the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha.mik.DashH4720flows to themהֵ֣מָּה יֽוֹצְאִ֑יםHe.mah yotz.'ImH3318H1992.Their fruitפִרְיוֹ֙fir.YoH6529will be usedוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.yuH1961for foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978and their leavesוְעָלֵ֖הוּve.'a.Le.huH5929for healingלִתְרוּפָֽה׃ סlit.ru.FahH8644.”
The Borders of the Land
13This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Theseגֵּ֤הgehH1454arethe boundariesגְבוּל֙ge.VulH1366by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to divide the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776as an inheritanceתִּתְנַחֲל֣וּtit.na.cha.LuH5157אֶת־'et-H853among the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖רlish.Nei 'a.SarH8147H6240tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130shall receive two portionsחֲבָלִֽים׃cha.va.LimH2256.
14You are to divideוּנְחַלְתֶּ֤םu.ne.chal.TemH5157itאוֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853equallyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376among themכְּאָחִ֔יוke.'a.ChivH251.Becauseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I swore with an upliftedנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375אֶת־'et-H853handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to giveלְתִתָּ֖הּle.ti.TahH5414it to your forefathersלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,thisהַזֹּ֛אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776will fallוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הve.Na.fe.LahH5307to youas an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃be.na.cha.LahH5159.
16On the northH6828sideH6285it will extend fromH4480the GreatH1419SeaH3220by wayH1870of HethlonH2855through Lebo-hamathH935to ZedadH6657,חֲמָ֤ת׀cha.MatH2574Berothahבֵּר֙וֹתָה֙be.Ro.tahH1268,and Sibraimסִבְרַ֔יִםsiv.Ra.yimH5453(whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834isonבֵּין־bein-H996the border betweenגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וּבֵ֖יןda.Me.sek u.VeinH1834H996andגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574),as far as Hazer-hatticonH2694,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is onאֶל־'el-H413the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Hauranחַוְרָֽן׃chav.RanH2362.
17So the borderגְב֜וּלge.VulH1366will runוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961fromמִן־min-H4480the Seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220to Hazar-enanH2703,along the northernוְצָפ֥וֹן׀ve.tza.FonH6828borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,with the territoryוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853to the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828. Thiswill be the northernצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828boundaryפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285.
18On the eastקָדִ֡יםka.DimH6921sideוּפְאַ֣תu.fe.'AtH6285the borderמִגְּב֛וּלmi.ge.VulH1366will run betweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996Hauranחַוְרָ֣ןchav.RanH2362andוּמִבֵּין־u.mi.bein-H996Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂק֩da.me.SekH1834,along the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383betweenוּמִבֵּ֨יןu.mi.BeinH996Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֜ד וּמִבֵּ֨יןha.gil.'Ad u.mi.BeinH1568H996and the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,toעַל־'al-H5921the Easternהַקַּדְמוֹנִ֖יha.kad.mo.NiH6931Seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853as far as Tamarתָּמֹ֑דּוּta.Mo.duH8559.This will be the easternקָדִֽימָה׃ka.Di.mahH6921boundaryפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285.
19On the southנֶ֣גֶב תֵּימָ֔נָהNe.gev tei.Ma.nahH5045H8486sideוּפְאַת֙u.fe.'AtH6285it will run from Tamarמִתָּמָ֗רmi.ta.MarH8559toעַד־'ad-H5704the watersמֵי֙meiH4325of Meribath-kadeshמְרִיב֣וֹת קָדֵ֔שׁme.ri.Vot ka.DeshH4809H6946,and along the Brookנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5158of Egypttoאֶל־'el-H413the Greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220וְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853.This will be the southernתֵּימָ֖נָה נֶֽגְבָּה׃tei.Ma.nah Neg.bahH8486H5045boundaryפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285.
20And on the westיָם֙yamH3220sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285,the Greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220will be the boundaryמִגְּב֕וּלmi.ge.VulH1366up toעַד־'ad-H5704a point oppositeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227Lebo-hamathלְב֣וֹא חֲמָ֑תle.Vo' cha.MatH935H2574.Thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063will be the westernיָֽם׃YamH3220boundaryפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285.
22You shall allotוְהָיָ֗ה תַּפִּ֣לוּve.ha.Yah ta.Pi.luH1961H5307itאוֹתָהּ֮'o.TahH853as an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָה֒be.na.cha.LahH5159for yourselvesand for the foreignersוּלְהַגֵּרִים֙u.le.ha.ge.RimH1616who dwellהַגָּרִ֣יםha.ga.RimH1481among youבְּתוֹכְכֶ֔םbe.tokh.KhemH8432and whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834haveהוֹלִ֥דוּho.Li.duH3205childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121בְּתֽוֹכְכֶ֑םbe.tokh.KhemH8432.You are to treat themוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961as native-bornכְּאֶזְרָח֙ke.'ez.RachH249Israelitesבִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbiv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478;along with youאִתְּכֶם֙'i.te.KhemH854,they shall be allottedיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307an inheritanceבְנַחֲלָ֔הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
23וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961In whateverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834tribeבַשֵּׁ֔בֶטva.She.vetH7626a foreignerהַגֵּ֖ר אִתּ֑וֹha.Ger 'i.ToH1616H854dwellsגָּ֥רgarH1481,you are to assignתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414his inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159thereשָׁ֚םShamH8033,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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