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Then he led me back to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen <i>this</i>? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen <i>this?</i>” Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen <i>this?</i>” Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said to me, &#8220Son of man, have you seen this?&#8221 Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen <i>this?</i>” Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen <i>this</i>?” Then he led and returned me back to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He asked me, “Do you see this, son of man? ” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He asked me, &#8220Do you see this, son of man?&#8221 Then he led me back to the bank of the river. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The man said, "Ezekiel, son of man, pay attention to what you've seen." We walked to the riverbank, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he asked me, "Son of man, do you see this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He said to me, "Mortal man, note all this carefully." Then the man took me back to the riverbank, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then, as he was bringing me back along the river bank, he asked me, "Son of Man, did you see all of this?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Son of man, do you see this?? he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me and caused me to return to the bank of the river. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says to me, “Have you seen, son of man?” And he leads me, and brings me back to the edge of the stream.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith unto me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man?' and he leadeth me, and bringeth me back unto the edge of the stream.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to me, Didst thou see, son of man? And he will cause me to go, and he will turn me back upon the lip of the torrent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man. And he brought me out, and he caused me to turn to the bank of the torrent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to me: “Son of man, certainly you have seen.” And he led me out, and he turned me back to the bank of the torrent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he asked me, “Do you see this, son of man?” He brought me to the bank of the river and had me sit down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to me, “Mortal, have you seen this?” Then he led me back along the bank of the river.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me, Son of man, do you see this stream? Then he brought me and made me to sit by the bank of the torrent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to me: “Behold, son of man!” And he carried me and he set me on the bank of the torrent<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said unto me: 'Hast thou seen this, O son of man?' Then he led me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said to me, Hast thou seen <i>this</i>, son of man? Then he brought me, and led me back to the brink of the river<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14422" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Waters from Under the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Once again he measured off a thousand cubits, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming—a river that could not be crossed on foot. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: hă·rā·’î·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">do you see this?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he asked.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yō·w·li·ḵê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">Then he led me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·ši·ḇê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">back</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: śə·p̄aṯ (N-fsc) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">to the bank</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: han·nā·ḥal (Art:: N-ms) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">of the river.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Zechariah 14:8</a></span><br />And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a></span><br />And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a></span><br />Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6-7</a></span><br />Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. / The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a></span><br />And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></span><br />But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8-9</a></span><br />They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7-8</a></span><br />But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18</a></span><br />I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a></span><br />The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.</p><p class="hdg">hast thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Ezekiel 8:17</a></b></br> Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen <i>this</i>, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-4.htm">Ezekiel 40:4</a></b></br> And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew <i>them</i> unto thee <i>art</i> thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/44-5.htm">Ezekiel 44:5</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Bank</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Brink</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">River</a> <a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">River's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Stream</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Bank</a> <a href="/daniel/12-5.htm">Brink</a> <a href="/daniel/1-9.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-7.htm">River</a> <a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">River's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Stream</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">The vision of the holy waters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">The virtue of them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">The borders of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">The division of it by lot</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/47.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/47.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Son of man, do you see this?</b><br>This phrase is a direct address to Ezekiel, often referred to as "son of man" throughout the book, emphasizing his humanity in contrast to God's divinity. The question "do you see this?" invites Ezekiel to pay close attention to the vision, highlighting its significance. This vision is part of a larger prophetic revelation concerning the future restoration and blessing of Israel. The phrase underscores the importance of spiritual perception and understanding, a theme prevalent in prophetic literature. It echoes similar divine inquiries in Scripture, such as God's questions to Job, which are designed to provoke reflection and insight.<p><b>he asked.</b><br>The speaker is the angelic guide who has been leading Ezekiel through the vision. This guide functions as a divine messenger, providing clarity and interpretation of the vision. The presence of an angelic interpreter is common in apocalyptic literature, as seen in the books of Daniel and Revelation, where heavenly beings often explain visions to the prophets. This interaction emphasizes the need for divine assistance in understanding God's revelations.<p><b>Then he led me back to the bank of the river.</b><br>The river in this vision flows from the temple, symbolizing life, healing, and the presence of God. Being led back to the riverbank suggests a return to a place of observation and reflection. The river's source in the temple connects it to the idea of God's blessings flowing from His presence, reminiscent of the rivers in Eden (<a href="/genesis/2-10.htm">Genesis 2:10</a>) and the river of life in <a href="/revelation/22.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a>. This imagery points to the eschatological hope of restoration and renewal, where God's life-giving presence transforms creation. The act of being led back signifies guidance and the importance of revisiting and contemplating the divine vision for deeper understanding.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the recipient of God's visions, including the vision of the river flowing from the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/son_of_man.htm">Son of Man</a></b><br>A term used by God to address Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and role as a representative of the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_river.htm">The River</a></b><br>Symbolic of life and healing, this river flows from the temple, representing God's presence and blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The source of the river, symbolizing God's dwelling place and the origin of spiritual life and renewal.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bank_of_the_river.htm">The Bank of the River</a></b><br>The place to which Ezekiel is led, signifying a vantage point for understanding the vision's significance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_source_of_life.htm">The Source of Life</a></b><br>The river originates from the temple, reminding us that true life and healing come from God alone. We must seek Him as the source of our spiritual vitality.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vision_and_understanding.htm">Vision and Understanding</a></b><br>God asks Ezekiel if he sees the vision, prompting us to seek spiritual insight and understanding. We should pray for discernment to recognize God's work in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guidance_and_obedience.htm">Guidance and Obedience</a></b><br>Ezekiel is led by God to the riverbank, illustrating the importance of following God's guidance. We should be attentive and obedient to His leading in our daily walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>The river symbolizes ongoing renewal and transformation. We are called to continually seek spiritual growth and renewal through God's Word and Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_mission.htm">Community and Mission</a></b><br>The river's flow brings life wherever it goes, encouraging us to be channels of God's blessing and life to others, fulfilling our mission to share the Gospel.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">To return to the brink.--</span>The angel, having called the prophet's attention to this marvellous increase, now causes him to return <span class= "ital">along</span> the bank to observe other things. The word <span class= "ital">brink</span> in this verse and <span class= "ital">bank</span> in the next are the same in the original. The prophet does not <span class= "ital">return</span> to the brink, for he had not left it, but is told to pass <span class= "ital">along</span> it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then he... caused me to return to the brink of the river</span>. The difficulty lying in the word "return" has given rise to a variety of conjectures. Hengstenberg supposes the prophet had made trial of the river's depth by wading in (perhaps up to the neck), and that the angel caused him to return from the stream to the bank According to Hitzig, the measuring had taken place at some distance from the stream, and the prophet, having come up to his guide from the bank after making trial of the water's depth, was Once more conducted back to the river's brink. Havernick conceives the sense to be that the prophet, having accompanied the angel to the point where the stream debouched into the Dead Sea was led back to the riverbank. All difficulty, however, vanishes if, either with Schroder we refer <span class="hebrew">וַיְשִׁבֵנִי</span> to a mental returning, as if the import were that the angel, having ascertained that the prophet had "seen" the river's course, now told him to direct his attention to the bank, or, with Keil and Kliefoth, translate <span class="hebrew">עַל</span> by "along" or "on" rather than "to." As the prophet had been led along or on the river's bank to see the increasing breadth and depth of the water, so was he now "caused to return" along or on the same bank to note the abundance of the foliage with which it was adorned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Do you see this,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲרָאִ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·rā·’î·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man?”</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he asked.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then he led me</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּוֹלִכֵ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·li·ḵê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">back</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְשִׁבֵ֖נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·ši·ḇê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the bank</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂפַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(śə·p̄aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> </span><span class="str2">The lip, language, a margin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the river.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּֽחַל׃</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·ḥal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Ezekiel 47:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 47:6 He said to me Son of man (Ezek. 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