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Ezekiel 47:1-5

1Afterward he brought me againוַיְשִׁבֵנִי֮vay.shi.ve.NiH7725unto the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004;and, behold, watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325issued outיֹצְאִ֗יםyo.tze.'ImH3318from under the thresholdמִפְתַּ֤ןmif.TanH4670of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004eastwardקָדִ֔ימָהka.Di.mahH6921:for the forefrontפְנֵ֥יfe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004stood towardthe eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921,and the watersוְהַמַּ֣יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325came downיֹרְדִ֗יםyo.re.DimH3381from under from the rightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֤תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,at the southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045sideof the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196.

2Then brought he me outוַיּוֹצִאֵנִי֮vai.yo.tzi.'e.NiH3318of the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179northwardצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828,and led me aboutוַיְסִבֵּ֙נִי֙vay.si.Be.niH5437the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870without unto the utterH2351gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870that lookethהַפּוֹנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437eastwardקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921;and, behold, there ran outמְפַכִּ֔יםme.fa.KimH6379watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325on the rightהַיְמָנִֽית׃hay.ma.NitH3233sideהַכָּתֵ֖ףha.ka.TefH3802.

3And when the manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376that had the lineוְקָ֣וve.KavH6957in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027went forthבְּצֵאת־be.tzet-H3318eastwardקָדִ֖יםka.DimH6921,he measuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and he brought me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674the watersבַמַּ֖יִםva.Ma.yimH4325;the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325wereto the anklesאָפְסָֽיִם׃'a.fe.Sa.yimH657.

4Again he measuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,and brought me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674the watersבַמַּ֖יִםva.Ma.yimH4325;the watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325wereto the kneesבִּרְכָּ֑יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290.Again he measuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,and brought me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674;the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325wereto the loinsמָתְנָֽיִם׃ma.te.Na.yimH4975.

5Afterward he measuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505; and it wasa riverנַ֕חַלNa.chalH5158that I couldאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201not pass overלַעֲבֹ֑רla.'a.VorH5674:for the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325were risenגָא֤וּga.'UH1342,watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325to swim inשָׂ֔חוּSa.chuH7813,a riverנַ֖חַלNa.chalH5158that could not be passed overיֵעָבֵֽר׃ye.'a.VerH5674.

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