New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 47:1-5

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.

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