Ezekiel 31:7
Strong's Lexicon
It was beautiful
וַיְּיִ֣ף (way·yə·yip̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3302: 1) to be bright, be beautiful, be handsome, be fair 1a) (Qal) to be beautiful 1b) (Piel) to beautify 1c) (Pual) to be beautiful 1d) (Hithpael) to beautify oneself

in its greatness,
בְּגָדְל֔וֹ (bə·ḡā·ḏə·lōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1433: 1) greatness 1a) greatness, magnitude 1b) magnificence 1c) pride, insolence (bad sense)

in the length
בְּאֹ֖רֶךְ (bə·’ō·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 753: 1) length 1a) physical length 1b) of time 2) forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)

of its limbs,
דָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יו (dā·lî·yō·w·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1808: 1) branch, bough 1a) of Israel (fig.) (used with olive tree, vine, cedar tree)

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

its roots
שָׁרְשׁ֖וֹ (šā·rə·šōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8328: 1) root 1a) root (literal) 1b) root (of people involving firmness or permanence) (fig) 1c) root, bottom (as lowest stratum) (fig)

extended
הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

abundant
רַבִּֽים׃ (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief

waters.
מַ֥יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.

Young's Literal Translation
And he is fair in his greatness, In the length of his thin shoots, For his root hath been by great waters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant water.

New American Standard Bible
So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; For its roots extended to many waters.

King James Bible
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
It was majestic in beauty, with its spreading boughs, for its roots went down to abundant waters.

New Living Translation
It was strong and beautiful, with wide-spreading branches, for its roots went deep into abundant water.

English Standard Version
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down to abundant waters.

New American Standard Bible
'So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; For its roots extended to many waters.

King James Bible
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant water.

International Standard Version
Beautiful because it was so great, with its long branches, it was rooted in many bodies of water.

NET Bible
It was beautiful in its loftiness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down deep to plentiful waters.

American Standard Version
Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.

English Revised Version
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by many waters.

Young's Literal Translation
And he is fair in his greatness, In the length of his thin shoots, For his root hath been by great waters.
















Cross References
Ezekiel 31:6
All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

Ezekiel 31:8
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.

Daniel 4:12
The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

Ezekiel 1:1
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

Ezekiel 31:5
Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.

Ezekiel 31:4
The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

Ezekiel 31:9
I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.

Ezekiel 31:10
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
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