New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 47

Water from the Temple

1Then he broughtH7725me backוַיְשִׁבֵנִי֮vay.shi.ve.NiH7725to thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325was flowingיֹצְאִ֗יםyo.tze.'ImH3318from underמִתַּ֨חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the thresholdמִפְתַּ֤ןmif.TanH4670of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004toward the eastקָדִ֔ימָהka.Di.mahH6921,for the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004facedפְנֵ֥יfe.NeiH6440eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921.And the waterוְהַמַּ֣יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325was flowingH3381downיֹרְדִ֗יםyo.re.DimH3381from underמִתַּ֜חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478,from the rightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֤תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,from southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196.

2He broughtוַיּוֹצִאֵנִי֮vai.yo.tzi.'e.NiH3318me out by wayH1870of the northצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179and ledH5437me aroundH5437on the outsideח֔וּץChutzH2351to the outerהַח֔וּץha.ChutzH2351gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179by wayH1870of the gatethat facesהַפּוֹנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921.And beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325was tricklingמְפַכִּ֔יםme.fa.KimH6379from the southהַיְמָנִֽית׃hay.ma.NitH3233sideהַכָּתֵ֖ףha.ka.TefH3802.

3When the manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376wentבְּצֵאת־be.tzet-H3318out toward the eastקָדִ֖יםka.DimH6921with a lineוְקָ֣וve.KavH6957in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,he measuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and he ledH5674me throughH5674the waterבַמַּ֖יִםva.Ma.yimH4325,waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325reachingthe anklesH658.

4Again he measuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505and ledH5674me throughH5674the waterבַמַּ֖יִםva.Ma.yimH4325,waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325reachingthe kneesבִּרְכָּ֑יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290.Again he measuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505and ledH5674me throughH5674the water,waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325reachingthe loinsמָתְנָֽיִם׃ma.te.Na.yimH4975.

5Again he measuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505; and it wasa riverנַ֕חַלNa.chalH5158that I couldאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201not fordלַעֲבֹ֑רla.'a.VorH5674,for the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325had risenגָא֤וּga.'UH1342, enoughwaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325to swimשָׂ֔חוּSa.chuH7813in, ariverנַ֖חַלNa.chalH5158that could not be fordedיֵעָבֵֽר׃ye.'a.VerH5674.

6He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, have youseenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this?”Then he broughtH7725mebackוַיְשִׁבֵ֖נִיvay.shi.Ve.niH7725to the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the riverהַנָּֽחַל׃ha.Na.chalH5158.

7Now when I had returnedבְּשׁוּבֵ֕נִיbe.shu.Ve.niH7725,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,on the bankשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the riverהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158there wereveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyרַ֣בravH7227treesעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086on the oneH2088sideH2088and on the otherH2088.

8Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428watersהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325goיוֹצְאִ֗יםyotz.'ImH3318out towardH413the easternהַקַּדְמוֹנָ֔הha.kad.mo.NahH6930regionהַגְּלִילָה֙ha.ge.li.LahH1552and goוְיָרְד֖וּve.ya.re.DuH3381downH3381into theArabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160;then they goוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935toward the seaהַיָּ֔מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220,being made to flowהַמּֽוּצָאִ֖יםha.mu.tza.'ImH3318into theseaהַיָּ֥מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220,and the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325of the seabecomeH7495freshH7495.

9It will comeH1961about that everyכָל־khol-H3605livingH5315creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834swarmsיִשְׁרֹ֡ץyish.RotzH8317in everyכָּל־kol-H3605place whereאֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁ֤ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033theriverנַחֲלַ֙יִם֙na.cha.La.yimH5158goesיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935,will liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421.And there will be veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227fishהַדָּגָ֖הha.da.GahH1710,for theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428watersהַמַּ֣יִםha.Ma.yimH4325goבָ֨אוּVa.'uH935thereשָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahH8033and the othersbecomeH7495freshH7495; soeverythingכֹּ֛לkolH3605will liveוָחָ֔יva.ChaiH2421whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033the riverהַנָּֽחַל׃ha.Na.chalH5158goesיָ֥בוֹאYa.Vo'H935.

10And it will comeH1961about thatfishermenדַּוָּגִ֗יםda.va.GimH1728will standעָמְד֨וּya.'am.duH5975besideעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921it; fromEngediH5872to EneglaimH5882there will be a placeמִשְׁט֥וֹחַmish.To.achH4894for thespreadingH4894of netsלַֽחֲרָמִ֖יםla.cha.ra.MimH2764.Their fishדְגָתָ֔םde.ga.TamH1710will be according to their kindsלְמִינָה֙le.mi.NahH4327,like the fishכִּדְגַ֛תkid.GatH1710of theGreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220,veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227.

11But its swampsH1207and marshesH1207will not becomeH7495freshH7495; they will beleftנִתָּֽנוּ׃ni.Ta.nuH5414forsaltלְמֶ֥לַחle.Me.lachH4417.

12By the riverהַנַּ֣חַלha.Na.chalH5158on its bankשְׂפָת֣וֹse.fa.ToH8193,on oneH2088sideH2088and on the otherH2088,will growיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927allכָּל־kol-H3605kinds oftreesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086for foodמַ֠אֲכָלMa.'a.kholH3978. Theirleavesעָלֵ֜הוּ'a.Le.huH5929will not witherיִבּ֨וֹלyi.BolH5034and their fruitפִּרְי֗וֹpir.YoH6529will not failיִתֹּ֣םyi.TomH8552.They will bearיְבַכֵּ֔רye.va.KerH1069every monthלָֽחֳדָשָׁיו֙lo.cho.da.ShavH2320becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588their waterמֵימָ֔יוmei.MavH4325flowsיֽוֹצְאִ֑יםyotz.'ImH3318from the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha.mik.DashH4720,and their fruitפִרְיוֹ֙fir.YoH6529will be for foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978and theirleavesוְעָלֵ֖הוּve.'a.Le.huH5929for healingלִתְרוּפָֽה׃ סlit.ru.FahH8644.”

Boundaries and Division of the Land

13Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “ThisH2088shall be theboundaryגְבוּל֙ge.VulH1366by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you shall divideH5157the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776for an inheritanceH5157among the twelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH8147 H6240tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130shall havetwoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147portionsחֲבָלִֽים׃cha.va.LimH2256.

14You shall divideוּנְחַלְתֶּ֤םu.ne.chal.TemH5157it for an inheritanceH5157,eachH376oneH376equally with the otherכְּאָחִ֔יוke.'a.ChivH251; for Isworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ יָדִ֔יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to giveלְתִתָּ֖הּle.ti.TahH5414it to your forefathersלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and thisH2088landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall fallוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הve.Na.fe.LahH5307to youas an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃be.na.cha.LahH5159.

15“Thisוְזֶ֖הve.ZehH2088shall bethe boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: on thenorthצָפ֜וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828sideלִפְאַ֨תlif.'AtH6285,from the Greatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֧םhai.YamH3220bythe wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870of Hethlonחֶתְלֹ֖ןchet.LonH2855,to the entranceלְב֥וֹאle.Vo'H935ofZedadצְדָֽדָה׃tze.Da.dahH6657;

16Hamathחֲמָ֤ת׀cha.MatH2574,Berothahבֵּר֙וֹתָה֙be.Ro.tahH1268,Sibraimסִבְרַ֔יִםsiv.Ra.yimH5453,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is betweenH996the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574;Hazer-hatticonH2694,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is by the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Hauranחַוְרָֽן׃chav.RanH2362.

17The boundaryגְב֜וּלge.VulH1366shallextendוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961from the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220toHazar-enanH2703atthe borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,and on the northוְצָפ֥וֹן׀ve.tza.FonH6828toward the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828is the borderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.This is the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828sideפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285.

18“Theeastקָדִ֡יםka.DimH6921sideוּפְאַ֣תu.fe.'AtH6285,from betweenH996Hauranחַוְרָ֣ןchav.RanH2362,Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂק֩da.me.SekH1834,Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֜דha.gil.'AdH1568and the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, shall be theJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383; from the northborderמִגְּב֛וּלmi.ge.VulH1366to the easternהַקַּדְמוֹנִ֖יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220you shall measureH4058.This is the eastקָדִֽימָה׃ka.Di.mahH6921sideפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285.

19“Thesouthנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045sideוּפְאַת֙u.fe.'AtH6285toward the southתֵּימָ֔נָהtei.Ma.nahH8486shall extend fromTamarמִתָּמָ֗רmi.ta.MarH8559as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the watersמֵי֙meiH4325ofMeribath-kadeshמְרִיב֣וֹת קָדֵ֔שׁme.ri.Vot ka.DeshH4809 H6946, to thebrookנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5158of Egypt and to theGreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220.This is the southתֵּימָ֖נָהtei.Ma.nahH8486sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285toward the southנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

20“Thewestיָם֙yamH3220sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285shall bethe Greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220, from the southborderמִגְּב֕וּלmi.ge.VulH1366to a point oppositeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227Lebo-hamathלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935.ThisH2088is the westיָֽם׃YamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285.

21“So you shall divideוְחִלַּקְתֶּ֞םve.chi.lak.TemH2505thisH2088landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776among yourselves according to the tribesלְשִׁבְטֵ֥יle.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

22You shall divideH5307it bylotH5307for an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָה֒be.na.cha.LahH5159among yourselves and among thealiensוּלְהַגֵּרִים֙u.le.ha.ge.RimH1616who stayהַגָּרִ֣יםha.ga.RimH1481in your midstבְּתוֹכְכֶ֔םbe.tokh.KhemH8432,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834bringH3205forthH3205sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121in your midstבְּתֽוֹכְכֶ֑םbe.tokh.KhemH8432.And they shall be to you as the native-bornכְּאֶזְרָח֙ke.'ez.RachH249among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;they shall be allottedH5307aninheritanceבְנַחֲלָ֔הve.na.cha.LahH5159with you amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23And in the tribeבַשֵּׁ֔בֶטva.She.vetH7626with whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the alienהַגֵּ֖רha.GerH1616staysגָּ֥רgarH1481,thereשָׁ֚םShamH8033you shall giveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414himhis inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

Water from the Temple

Boundaries and Division of the Land

Commentaries on Ezekiel 47