Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 47

1And hebroughtH3318meH413backוַיְשִׁבֵנִי֮vay.shi.ve.NiH7725unto thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thehouseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004; andbeholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325issuedH3318outH3318fromunderמִתַּ֨חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478thethresholdמִפְתַּ֤ןmif.TanH4670of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004eastward, for the forefront of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004wastowardH413theeastH6921: and thewatersוְהַמַּ֣יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325cameH3318downיֹרְדִ֗יםyo.re.DimH3381fromunderמִתַּ֜חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478, from therightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֤תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, on thesouthמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045of thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196.

2ThenbroughtH3318hemeH413outH3318by thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179northwardצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828, andledH3318meH413roundוַיְסִבֵּ֙נִי֙vay.si.Be.niH5437by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870withoutמִן־min-H4480unto theouterH2351gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegateH8179that lookethtowardH413theeastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921; andbeholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, there ranoutH3318watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325on therightהַיְמָנִֽית׃hay.ma.NitH3233sideהַכָּתֵ֖ףha.ka.TefH3802.

3When themanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376wentH3318forthH3318eastward with the line in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, hemeasuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058athousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520, and he causedmeH3318topassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674throughH3027thewatersבַמַּ֖יִםva.Ma.yimH4325,watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325that were to the ankles.

4Again hemeasuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, and caused me topassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674throughH5674thewatersבַמַּ֖יִםva.Ma.yimH4325,watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325that were to thekneesבִּרְכָּ֑יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290. Again hemeasuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, and caused me topassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִיvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674throughH5674thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325,watersH4325that were to theloinsמָתְנָֽיִם׃ma.te.Na.yimH4975.

5Afterward hemeasuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505; and it was ariverנַ֕חַלNa.chalH5158that IcouldH3201notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808passH5674throughH5674: for thewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325wererisenגָא֤וּga.'UH1342,watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325toswimשָׂ֔חוּSa.chuH7813in, ariverנַ֖חַלNa.chalH5158thatcouldH3201notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bepassedH5674throughH5674.

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, hast thouseenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this? Then hebroughtH7725meH413, and causedmeH413toreturnH7725to thebankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of theriverהַנָּֽחַל׃ha.Na.chalH5158.

7NowH2009when I hadreturnedבְּשׁוּבֵ֕נִיbe.shu.Ve.niH7725,beholdH2009,uponאֶל־'el-H413thebankשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of theriverהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158wereveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyרַ֣בravH7227treesעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086on the onesideמִזֶּ֖הmi.ZehH2088and on theotherוּמִזֶּֽה׃u.mi.ZehH2088.

8Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he untomeH413,Theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428watersהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325issueH3318forthH3318towardH413theeasternהַקַּדְמוֹנָ֔הha.kad.mo.NahH6930regionהַגְּלִילָה֙ha.ge.li.LahH1552, and shallgoH3318downוְיָרְד֖וּve.ya.re.DuH3381intoH413theArabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160: and they shallgoH3318towardH413theseaהַיָּ֔מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220;intoH413theseaהַיָּ֥מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220shall thewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325goH3318whichH4325were made toissueH3318forthH3318; and thewatersH4325shall behealedוְנִרְפּ֥וּve.nir.pe.'uH7495.

9And it shallcomeH935topassH935, thateveryכָל־khol-H3605livingחַיָּ֣ה׀chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315whichH834swarmeth, ineveryכָּל־kol-H3605placeH1961whither the riverscomeH935, shallliveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421; and there shall be averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatH3966multitude offishהַדָּגָ֖הha.da.GahH1710: fortheseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428watersהַמַּ֣יִםha.Ma.yimH4325arecomeH935thither, and thewatersH4325of the sea shall behealedוְיֵרָֽפְאוּ֙ve.ye.ra.fe.'UH7495, andeveryכֹּ֛לkolH3605thingכִּי֩kiH3588shallliveוָחָ֔יva.ChaiH2421whithersoever theriverH5158cometh.

10And it shallcomeוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961topassיִהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961, that fishers shallstandעָמְד֨וּya.'am.duH5975by it: from En-gedievenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704untoEn-eglaimH5882shall be aplaceתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961for the spreading ofnetsלַֽחֲרָמִ֖יםla.cha.ra.MimH2764; theirfishדְגָתָ֔םde.ga.TamH1710shall beafterעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921theirkindsלְמִינָה֙le.mi.NahH4327, as thefishכִּדְגַ֛תkid.GatH1710of thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220,exceedingמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227.

11But the miry places thereof, and the marishes thereof, shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808behealedיֵרָפְא֖וּye.ra.fe.'UH7495; they shall begivenH5414upH5414tosaltלְמֶ֥לַחle.Me.lachH4417.

12And by theriverהַנַּ֣חַלha.Na.chalH5158uponH5921thebankשְׂפָת֣וֹse.fa.ToH8193thereof, on thissideמִזֶּ֣ה׀mi.ZehH2088and on thatsideוּמִזֶּ֣ה׀u.mi.ZehH2088, shallgrowיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927everyH3605treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086for meat,whoseH3605leafעָלֵ֜הוּ'a.Le.huH5929shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808witherיִבּ֨וֹלyi.BolH5034,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall thefruitפִּרְי֗וֹpir.YoH6529thereoffailיִתֹּ֣םyi.TomH8552: it shallbringH3318forthH3318newH2320fruitפִרְיוֹ֙fir.YoH6529everyH3605monthלָֽחֳדָשָׁיו֙lo.cho.da.ShavH2320,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thewatersמֵימָ֔יוmei.MavH4325thereofissueH3318outH3318of thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha.mik.DashH4720: and thefruitH6529thereof shall be for meat, and theleafוְעָלֵ֖הוּve.'a.Le.huH5929thereof forhealingלִתְרוּפָֽה׃ סlit.ru.FahH8644.

13Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: This shall be theborderגְבוּל֙ge.VulH1366,wherebyאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye shalldivideH5157thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776forinheritanceH5157according to thetwelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130shall haveportionsחֲבָלִֽים׃cha.va.LimH2256.

14And ye shallinheritוּנְחַלְתֶּ֤םu.ne.chal.TemH5157it, one aswellH834asanotherכְּאָחִ֔יוke.'a.ChivH251; concerning thewhichH834Iliftedנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375upH5375minehandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027togiveלְתִתָּ֖הּle.ti.TahH5414it unto yourfathersלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1: and thislandהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallfallוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הve.Na.fe.LahH5307untoyouH834forinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃be.na.cha.LahH5159.

15And this shall be theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: on thenorthצָפ֜וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828sideלִפְאַ֨תlif.'AtH6285, from thegreatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּ֧םhai.YamH3220, by thewayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870ofHethlonחֶתְלֹ֖ןchet.LonH2855, unto theenteringלְב֥וֹאle.Vo'H935in ofZedadצְדָֽדָה׃tze.Da.dahH6657;

16Hamathחֲמָ֤ת׀cha.MatH2574,Berothahבֵּר֙וֹתָה֙be.Ro.tahH1268,Sibraimסִבְרַ֔יִםsiv.Ra.yimH5453,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834isbetweenH996theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574;Hazer-hatticonH2694,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is by theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofHauranחַוְרָֽן׃chav.RanH2362.

17And theborderגְב֜וּלge.VulH1366from theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220shall be Hazar-enon at theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, and on thenorthוְצָפ֥וֹן׀ve.tza.FonH6828northwardצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828is theborderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574. This is thenorthצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828sideפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285.

18And theeastקָדִ֡יםka.DimH6921sideוּפְאַ֣תu.fe.'AtH6285,betweenH996Hauranחַוְרָ֣ןchav.RanH2362andDamascusדַּמֶּשֶׂק֩da.me.SekH1834andGileadהַגִּלְעָ֜דha.gil.'AdH1568, and thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, shall beJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383; from the northborderמִגְּב֛וּלmi.ge.VulH1366unto theeastקָדִֽימָה׃ka.Di.mahH6921seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220shall yemeasureH4058. This is theeastH6921sideפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285.

19And thesouthנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045sideוּפְאַת֙u.fe.'AtH6285southwardH5045shall be fromTamarמִתָּמָ֗רmi.ta.MarH8559asfarעַד־'ad-H5704as thewatersמֵי֙meiH4325of Meriboth-kadesh, to thebrookנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5158of Egypt, unto thegreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220. This is thesouthנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285southwardH5045.

20And thewestיָם֙yamH3220sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285shall be thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220, from thesouthH3220borderמִגְּב֕וּלmi.ge.VulH1366asfarעַד־'ad-H5704as overagainstH935theenteringH935in ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574. This is thewestיָֽם׃YamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285.

21SoH853shall yedivideוְחִלַּקְתֶּ֞םve.chi.lak.TemH2505thislandהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776untoyouH853according to thetribesלְשִׁבְטֵ֥יle.shiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

22And it shallcomeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961topassוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961, that ye shalldivideתַּפִּ֣לוּta.Pi.luH5307it bylotיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307for aninheritanceבְּנַחֲלָה֒be.na.cha.LahH5159untoyouH834and to thestrangersוּלְהַגֵּרִים֙u.le.ha.ge.RimH1616that sojourn amongyouH834,whichH834shallbegetהוֹלִ֥דוּho.Li.duH3205childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121amongyouH834; and they shall be untoyouH834as the homeborn among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; they shall haveinheritanceבְנַחֲלָ֔הve.na.cha.LahH5159withyouH834among thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that inwhatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834tribeבַשֵּׁ֔בֶטva.She.vetH7626thestrangerהַגֵּ֖רha.GerH1616sojourneth; there shall yegiveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414him hisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 47

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