Ezekiel 47:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When the manהָאִ֥ישׁ
(ha·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
wentבְּצֵאת־
(be·tzet-)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out toward the eastקָדִ֖ים
(ka·dim)
6921: east, east windfrom the same as qedem
with a lineוְקָ֣ו
(ve·kav)
6957b: a linefrom qavah
in his hand,בְּיָדֹ֑ו
(be·ya·dov;)
3027: handa prim. root
he measuredוַיָּ֤מָד
(vai·ya·mad)
4058: to measurea prim. root
a thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙
(e·lef)
505: a thousanda prim. root
cubits,בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה
(ba·'am·mah,)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
and he led me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי
(vai·ya·'a·vi·re·ni)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
the water,בַמַּ֖יִם
(vam·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
waterמֵ֥י
(mei)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
[reaching] the ankles. 
 
658a: the two extremities (i.e. the soles of the feet or the ankles)from aphes


















KJV Lexicon
And when the man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
that had the line
qav  (kav)
a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord -- line.
in his hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
went forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
eastward
qadiym  (kaw-deem')
the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind) -- east(-ward, wind).
he measured
madad  (maw-dad')
by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended -- measure, mete, stretch self.
a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
and he brought me through
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
were to the ankles
'ephec  (eh'-fes)
cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he led me through the water, water reaching the ankles.

King James Bible
And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ancles.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As the man went out east with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my ankles.

International Standard Version
As the man went out toward the east, he carried a measuring line in his hand. He measured out 1,000 cubits as he led me through water that was ankle-deep.

NET Bible
When the man went out toward the east with a measuring line in his hand, he measured 1,750 feet, and then he led me through water, which was ankle deep.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
With a measuring line in his hand, the man went eastward. He measured off 1,500 feet and led me through the water. The water came up to my ankles.

King James 2000 Bible
And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were up to the ankles.
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