Ezekiel 47:5
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.”
עָבַר
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
מַיִם
waters of
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מַיִם
Waters. Mayim. God gathered the waters and called them seas. Jesus said rivers of living water will flow from within those who believe in Him.
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נַחַל
a river
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נַחַל
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
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גָּאָה
they had risen
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גָּאָה
to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, (figuratively) be majestic
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יָכֹל
I was able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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שָׂחוּ
swimming
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שָׂחוּ
a pond (for swimming)
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