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Ezekiel 1

1Nowitcametopassinthethirtiethyearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,inthefourthבָּֽרְבִיעִי֙ba.re.vi.'IH7243monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,inthefifthdayofthemonthH2320,asIwasH1961amongthecaptivesbytheriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebar,thattheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wereH1961openedנִפְתְּחוּ֙nif.te.ChuH6605,andIsawH7200visionsמַרְא֥וֹתmar.'otH4759ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

2Inthefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֔יתha.cha.mi.ShitH2549dayofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,whichwasthefifthH2549yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141ofkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoiachin’scaptivity,

3thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameexpresslyuntoEzekielיְחֶזְקֵ֨אלye.chez.KelH3168thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBuzi,inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778bytheriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebar;andthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961thereuponhim.

4AndIlookedH7200,and,behold,astormywindר֨וּחַRu.achH7307cameH935outofthenorthהַצָּפ֗וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419cloudעָנָ֤ן'a.NanH6051,withafireוְאֵ֣שׁve.'EshH784infolding itself,andabrightnessוְנֹ֥גַֽהּve.No.gahH5051roundH5439aboutit,andoutofthemidstH8432thereofasitwereglowingmetal,outofthemidstH8432ofthefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

5AndoutofthemidstH8432thereof camethelikenessדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823offourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702livingcreatures.Andthiswastheirappearanceמַרְאֵֽיהֶ֔ןmar.'ei.HenH4758:theyhadthelikenessדְּמ֥וּתde.MutH1823ofamanH120;

6andeveryoneלְאֶחָ֑תle.'e.ChatH259hadfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702facesH6440,andeveryoneלְאַחַ֥תle.'a.ChatH259ofthemhadfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671.

7AndtheirfeetH7272werestraightיְשָׁרָ֑הye.sha.RahH3477feetH7272;andthesoleוְכַ֣ףve.KhafH3709oftheirfeetH7272waslikethesoleכְּכַף֙ke.KhafH3709ofacalf’sעֵ֔גֶל'E.gelH5695footH7272;andtheysparkledlikeburnishedקָלָֽל׃ka.LalH7044brass.

8Andtheyhadthehandsוִידֵ֣יve.ya.dovH3027ofamanH120undertheirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֔םkan.fei.HemH3671ontheirfourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sides;andtheyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽם׃le.'ar.ba'.TamH702hadtheirfacesH6440andtheirwingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖םve.khan.fei.HemH3671thus:

9theirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֑םkan.fei.HemH3671werejoinedH2266oneH376toanother;theyturnedיִסַּ֣בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437notwhentheywentH5437;theywentH5437everyoneH376straightforward.

10Asforthelikenessוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823oftheirfacesH6440,theyhadthefaceH6440ofamanH120;andtheyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702hadthefaceH6440ofalionאַרְיֵ֤ה'ar.YehH738ontherightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225sideH3225;andtheyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702hadthefaceH6440ofanoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794ontheleftsideH3225;theyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃le.'ar.ba'.TanH702hadalsothefaceH6440ofaneagleנֶ֖שֶׁרNe.sherH5404.

11AndtheirfacesH6440andtheirwingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥םve.khan.fei.HemH3671wereseparateH6504above;twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147wingsH3671ofeveryoneH376werejoinedH2266oneH376toanother,andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147coveredמְכַסּ֔וֹתme.kha.SotH3680theirbodiesגְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃ge.vi.yo.tei.He.nahH1472.

12AndtheywentH5437everyoneH376straightforward: whitherthespiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307wasH1961togoH5437,theywentH5437;theyturnedיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437notwhentheywentH5437.

13Asforthelikenessוּדְמ֨וּתu.de.MutH1823ofthelivingcreatures,theirappearanceמַרְאֵיהֶ֣םmar.'ei.HemH4758waslikeburningcoalsכְּגַחֲלֵי־ke.ga.cha.lei-H1513offireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784,liketheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'EhH4758oftorchesהַלַּפִּדִ֔יםha.la.pi.DimH3940:thefireלָאֵ֔שׁla.'EshH784wentH1980upanddownamongthelivingcreatures;andthefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784wasbright,andoutofthefireH784wentH1980forthH3318lightningבָרָֽק׃va.RakH1300.

14AndthelivingcreaturesranandreturnedH7725astheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֖הke.mar.'EhH4758ofaflashoflightning.

15NowasIbeheldthelivingcreatures,behold,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259wheelאוֹפַ֨ן'o.FanH212upontheearthH776besidethelivingcreatures,foreachofthefourלְאַרְבַּ֥עַתle.'ar.Ba.'atH702facesH6440thereof.

16Theappearanceמַרְאֵ֨הmar.'EhH4758ofthewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֤יםha.'o.fa.NimH212andtheirworkH4639wasH1961likeuntoaberyl:andtheyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702hadoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259likenessוּדְמ֥וּתu.de.MutH1823;andtheirappearanceוּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙u.mar.'ei.HemH4758andtheirworkH4639wasH1961asitwereawheelהָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.FanH212withinawheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

17WhentheywentH5437,theywentH5437intheirfourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702directions:theyturnedיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437notwhentheywentH5437.

18Asfortheirrimsוְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ןve.Ga.bei.HenH1354,theywerehighanddreadful;andtheyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃le.'ar.ba'.TanH702hadtheirrimsוְגַבֹּתָ֗םve.ga.bo.TamH1354fullמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392ofeyesעֵינַ֛יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869roundH5439about.

19Andwhenthelivingcreatureswent,thewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wentbesidethem;andwhenthelivingcreatureswereliftedוּבְהִנָּשֵׂ֤אu.ve.hi.na.Se'H5375upfromtheearthH776,thewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ha.'o.fa.NimH212wereliftedיִנָּשְׂא֖וּyi.na.se.'UH5375up.

20Whithersoeverthespiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307wasH1961togo,theywent; thitherwasH1961thespiritהָר֖וּחַha.Ru.achH7307togo:andthewheelsוְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212wereliftedיִנָּשְׂאוּ֙yi.na.se.'UH5375upbesidethem;forthespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofthelivingcreatureהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416wasH1961inthewheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

21Whenthosewent, thesewent;andwhenthosestoodH5975, thesestoodH5975;andwhenthosewereliftedוּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞םu.ve.hi.na.se.'AmH5375upfromtheearthH776,thewheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ha.'o.fa.NimH212wereliftedיִנָּשְׂא֤וּyi.na.se.'UH5375upbesidethem:forthespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofthelivingcreatureהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416wasinthewheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

22Andovertheheadרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218ofthelivingcreatureהַחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416therewasthelikenessוּדְמ֞וּתu.de.MutH1823ofafirmamentH7549,liketheterriblecrystaltolookupon,stretchedH5186forthovertheirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218above.

23AndunderthefirmamentH7549weretheirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֣םkan.fei.HemH3671straightיְשָׁר֔וֹתye.sha.RotH3477,theoneH376towardtheother:everyoneH376hadtwoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147whichcoveredמְכַסּוֹת֙me.kha.sOtH3680onthisside,andeveryoneH376hadtwoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147whichcoveredמְכַסּוֹת֙me.kha.sOtH3680onthatside,theirbodiesגְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ge.vi.yo.tei.HemH1472.

24Andwhentheywent,IheardH8085thenoiseoftheirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֡םkan.fei.HemH3671likethenoiseofgreatH7227watersמַ֨יִםMa.yimH4325,likethevoiceH6963oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,anoiseoftumultlikethenoiseofahost:whentheystoodH5975,theyletdowntheirwingsכַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃khan.fei.HenH3671.

25AndtherewasH1961avoiceH6963abovethefirmamentH7549thatwasH1961overtheirheadsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218:whentheystoodH5975,theyletdowntheirwingsכַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃khan.fei.HenH3671.

26AndabovethefirmamentH7549thatwasovertheirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218wasthelikenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823ofathroneכִּסֵּ֑אki.Se'H3678,astheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758ofasapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601stoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68;anduponthelikenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823ofthethroneהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678wasalikenessדְּמ֞וּתde.MutH1823astheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758ofamanH120uponitabove.

27AndIsawH7200asitwereglowingmetal,astheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758offireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784withinitroundH5439about,fromtheappearanceמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758ofhisloinsH4975andupwardוּלְמָ֑עְלָהu.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605;andfromtheappearanceוּמִמַּרְאֵ֤הu.mi.mar.'EhH4758ofhisloinsH4975anddownwardוּלְמַ֔טָּהu.le.Ma.tahH4295IsawH7200asitweretheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,andtherewasbrightnessוְנֹ֥גַֽהּve.No.gahH5051roundH5439abouthim.

28Astheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'EhH4758ofthebowH7198thatisinthecloudבֶעָנָ֜ןve.'a.NanH6051inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofrainהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651wasH1961theappearanceמַרְאֵ֤הmar.'EhH4758ofthebrightnessהַנֹּ֙גַהּ֙ha.No.gahH5051roundH5439about.ThiswasH1961theappearanceמַרְאֵ֖הmar.'EhH4758ofthelikenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823ofthegloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519ofJehovah.AndwhenIsawH7200it,IfellH5307uponmyfaceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440,andIheardH8085avoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963ofonethatspake.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1

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