American Standard Version

Ezekiel 1:4-21

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.

Read all of Ezekiel 1

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain