Commentary for Ezekiel 17:5
וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הָאָ֔רֶץ וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ בִּשְׂדֵה־זָ֑רַע קָ֚ח עַל־מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים צַפְצָפָ֖ה שָׂמֽוֹ׃
He took also of the seed of the land, And planted it in a fruitful soil; He placed it beside many waters, He set it as a slip.
Rashi on Ezekiel
Then he took of the seed of the land Zedekiah his son.
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in a fertile field [lit. in a field of seed.] In Jerusalem, in the capital city.
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it took [root] beside abundant waters Heb. קַח, it took. It became rooted beside abundant waters, i.e., he gave him greatness and dominion over his surroundings.
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a mountain willow he made it Heb. צַפְצָפָה, a species of willow tree which has many branches, saice in Old French, a willow.
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