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Ezekiel 1:1-14

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.

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