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Ezekiel 1:15-21

15When I lookedוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200at the living creaturesהַחַיּ֑וֹתha.chai.YotH2416,I sawוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009aאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259wheelאוֹפַ֨ן'o.FanH212on the groundבָּאָ֛רֶץba.'A.retzH776besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681each creatureהַחַיּ֖וֹתha.chai.YotH2416with its fourלְאַרְבַּ֥עַתle.'ar.Ba.'atH702facesפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440.

16The workmanshipוּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639of the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֤יםha.'o.fa.NimH212looked likeמַרְאֵ֨הmar.'EhH4758the gleamכְּעֵ֣יןke.'EinH5869of berylתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8658,and all fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702had the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259likenessוּדְמ֥וּתu.de.MutH1823.Their workmanshipוּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.sei.HemH4639lookedוּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙u.mar.'ei.HemH4758likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִהְיֶ֥הka.'a.Sher yih.YehH834 H1961a wheelהָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.FanH212withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a wheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

17As they movedבְּלֶכְתָּ֣םbe.lekh.TamH1980,they wentיֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuH1980inעַל־'al-H5921any of the fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702directionsרִבְעֵיהֶ֖ןriv.'ei.HenH7253,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808pivotingיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as they movedבְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃be.lekh.TanH1980.

18Their rimsוְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ןve.Ga.bei.HenH1354were highוְגֹ֥בַהּve.GoahH1363and awesomeוְיִרְאָ֣הve.yir.'AhH3374,and all fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃le.'ar.ba'.TanH702rimsוְגַבֹּתָ֗םve.ga.bo.TamH1354were full ofמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392eyesעֵינַ֛יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869all aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439.

19So as the living creaturesהַֽחַיּ֔וֹתha.chai.YotH2416movedוּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙u.ve.Le.khetH1980,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212movedיֵלְכ֥וּye.le.KhuH1980beside themאֶצְלָ֑ם'etz.LamH681,and when the creaturesהַֽחַיּוֹת֙ha.chai.yOtH2416roseוּבְהִנָּשֵׂ֤אu.ve.hi.na.Se'H5375fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ha.'o.fa.NimH212also roseיִנָּשְׂא֖וּyi.na.se.'UH5375.

20Whereverעַ֣ל'alH5921אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961שָּׁ֨םshamH8033the spiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307would goH1980,they would goשָׁ֥מָּה הָר֖וּחַSha.mah ha.Ru.achH1980 H8033 H7307,and the wheelsוְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212would riseיִנָּשְׂאוּ֙yi.na.se.'UH5375alongside themלְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.TamH5980,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the living creaturesהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416was in the wheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

21When the creatures movedבְּלֶכְתָּ֣םbe.lekh.TamH1980,the wheels movedיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980;when the creatures stood stillוּבְעָמְדָ֖םu.ve.'a.me.DamH5975,the wheels stood stillיַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975;and when the creatures roseוּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞םu.ve.hi.na.se.'AmH5375fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the groundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ha.'o.fa.NimH212roseיִנָּשְׂא֤וּyi.na.se.'UH5375alongside themלְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.TamH5980,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the living creaturesהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416was in the wheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

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