Ezekiel 47:8
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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.And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh.
In other translations
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.And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלַי'elaito meH413הַמַּיִםhamayimthe watersH4325הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428יוֹצְאִיםyotz'im[are] going outH3318אֶל־'el-toH413הַגְּלִילָהhagelilahthe territoryH1552הַקַּדְמוֹנָהhakadmonah<the> easternH6930וְיָרְדוּveyareduand they will go downH3381עַל־'al-toH5921הָעֲרָבָהha'aravahthe ArabahH6160וּבָאוּuva'uand they will goH935הַיָּמָּהhaiyamahthe sea towardsH3220אֶל־'el-toH413הַיָּמָּהhaiyamahthe sea <towards>H3220הַמּוּצָאִיםhamutza'imthose [which] were brought outH3318וְנִרְפּוּvenirpe'uand they will be healedH7495הַמָּיִם׃hamayimthe watersH4325
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