Ezekiel 47:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to me, "Theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙
(ha·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
watersהַמַּ֤יִם
(ham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
goיֹוצְאִ֗ים
(yo·vtz·'im)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out towardאֵלַ֗י
(e·lai)
413: to, into, towardsa prim. particle
the easternהַקַּדְמֹונָ֔ה
(hak·kad·mo·v·nah,)
6930: easternfrom the same as qedem
regionהַגְּלִילָה֙
(hag·ge·li·lah)
1552: a circuit, boundary, territory, also a district in Pal.from galal
and go downוְיָרְד֖וּ
(ve·ya·re·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
into the Arabah;הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה
(ha·'a·ra·vah;)
6160: a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galileefrom the same as Arab
then they goוּבָ֣אוּ
(u·va·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
toward the sea,הַיָּ֔מָּה
(hai·yam·mah,)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
being made to flowהַמּֽוּצָאִ֖ים
(ham·mu·tza·'im)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
into the sea,הַיָּ֥מָּה
(hai·yam·mah)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
and the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃
(ham·ma·yim.)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
[of the sea] become fresh.(וְנִרְפּ֥וּ
(ve·nir·pu)
7495: to heala prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Then said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
he unto me These waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
issue out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
toward the east
qadmown  (kad-mone')
eastern -- east.
country
gliylah  (ghel-ee-law')
a circuit or region -- border, coast, country.
and go down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
into the desert
`arabah  (ar-aw-baw')
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea -- Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness.
and go
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
which being brought forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
into the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
shall be healed
rapha'  (raw-faw')
to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure -- cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, thoroughly, make whole.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then he said to me, "These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become fresh.

King James Bible
Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to me, "This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down to the Arabah. When it enters the sea, the sea of foul water, the water of the sea becomes fresh.

International Standard Version
He told me, "This river flows toward the eastern territories all the way down into the Arabah, and from there its water flows toward the Dead Sea, where the sea water turns fresh.

NET Bible
He said to me, "These waters go out toward the eastern region and flow down into the Arabah; when they enter the Dead Sea, where the sea is stagnant, the waters become fresh.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the man said to me, "This water flows through the land to the east, down into the Jordan Valley, and into the Dead Sea. When the water flows into the Dead Sea, it will replace the salt water there with fresh water.

King James 2000 Bible
Then he said unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters of the sea shall be healed.
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