Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 10:4-18

4Then the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068roseוַיָּ֤רָםvai.Ya.romH7311from aboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the cherubimהַכְּר֔וּבha.ke.RuvH3742and stoodoverעַ֖ל'alH5921the thresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of the templeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.The templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004אֶת־'et-H853was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֤אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390with the cloudהֶ֣עָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051,and the courtוְהֶֽחָצֵר֙ve.he.cha.TzerH2691was filledמָֽלְאָ֔הmal.'AhH4390אֶת־'et-H853with the brightnessנֹ֖גַהּNo.gahH5051of the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5The soundוְקוֹל֙ve.kOlH6963of the wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742could be heardנִשְׁמַ֕עnish.Ma'H8085asעַד־'ad-H5704far as the outerהַחִיצֹנָ֑הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691,like the voiceכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963of Godאֵל־'el-H410Almightyשַׁדַּ֖יsha.DaiH7706when He speaksבְּדַבְּרֽוֹ׃be.da.be.RoH1696.

6Whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961the LORD commandedבְּצַוֹּתוֹ֙be.tza.vo.ToH6680אֶת־'et-H853the manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376clothedלְבֻֽשׁ־le.vush-H3847in linenהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH906,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Takeקַ֥חkachH3947fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from withinמִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.NotH996the wheelworkלַגַּלְגַּ֔לla.gal.GalH1534,from amongמִבֵּינ֖וֹתmi.bei.NotH996the cherubimלַכְּרוּבִ֑יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742,”the man went inוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681a wheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

7Then one of the cherubimהַכְּר֨וּבha.ke.RuvH3742אֶת־'et-H853reached outוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027מִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.NotH996לַכְּרוּבִ֗יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742and tookוַיִּשָּׂא֙vai.yi.Sa'H5375some ofאֶל־'el-H413the fireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834was amongבֵּינ֣וֹתbei.NotH996themהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742.And he put itוַיִּתֵּ֔ןvai.yi.TenH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413the handsחָפְנֵ֖יcha.fe.NeiH2651of the man clothedלְבֻ֣שׁle.VushH3847in linenהַבַּדִּ֑יםha.ba.DimH906,who received itוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947and went outוַיֵּצֵֽא׃vai.ye.Tze'H3318.

8(The cherubimלַכְּרֻבִ֑יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742appearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to have the formתַּבְנִית֙tav.NitH8403of humanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120handsיַד־yad-H3027underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃kan.fei.HemH3671.)

9Then I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200and sawוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702wheelsאוֹפַנִּים֮'o.fa.NimH212besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֒ha.ke.ru.VimH3742,oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259wheelאוֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212besideאֵ֚צֶל'E.tzelH681eachאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742וְאוֹפַ֣ןve.'o.FanH212אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259אֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681הַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742אֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259וּמַרְאֵה֙u.mar.'EhH4758.And the wheelsהָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםha.'o.fa.NimH212gleamedכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869like a berylתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8658stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68.

10As fortheir appearanceוּמַ֨רְאֵיהֶ֔םu.Mar.'ei.HemH4758,all fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702had the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259formדְּמ֥וּתde.MutH1823,likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִהְיֶ֥הka.'a.Sher yih.YehH834 H1961a wheelהָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.FanH212withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a wheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

11When they movedבְּלֶכְתָּ֗םbe.lekh.TamH1980,they would goיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980inאֶל־'el-H413any of the fourאַרְבַּ֤עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702directionsרִבְעֵיהֶם֙riv.'ei.HemH7253,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808turningיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as they movedבְּלֶכְתָּ֑םbe.lekh.TamH1980.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588whereverהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the headהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218facedיִפְנֶ֤הyif.NehH6437, the cherubimwould goיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980in that directionאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808turningיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as they movedבְּלֶכְתָּֽם׃be.lekh.TamH1980.

12Their entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605bodiesבְּשָׂרָם֙be.sa.RamH1320,including their backsוְגַבֵּהֶ֔םve.ga.be.HemH1354,handsוִֽידֵיהֶ֖םvi.dei.HemH3027,and wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑םve.khan.fei.HemH3671וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212,were full ofמְלֵאִ֤יםme.le.'ImH4392eyesעֵינַ֙יִם֙'ei.Na.yimH5869all aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439,as were their fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702wheelsאוֹפַנֵּיהֶֽם׃'o.fa.nei.HemH212.

13I heardבְּאָזְנָֽי׃be.'a.ze.NaiH241the wheelsלָא֖וֹפַנִּ֑יםla.'o.fa.NimH212being calledקוֹרָ֥אko.Ra'H7121“the whirling wheelsהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534.”

14Eachלְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.ChadH259of the cherubimhad fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702facesפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440:the firstהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259faceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440was thatפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a cherubהַכְּר֗וּבha.ke.RuvH3742,the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145thatוּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.NeiH6440of a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992thatפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a lionאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738,and the fourthפְּנֵ֣י וְהָרְבִיעִ֖יpe.Nei ve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243 H6440thatפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of an eagleנָֽשֶׁר׃Na.sherH5404.

15Then the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742rose upwardוַיֵּרֹ֖מּוּvai.ye.Ro.muH7426.Theseהִ֣יאhi'H1931were the living creaturesהַחַיָּ֔הha.chai.YahH2416אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200by the Riverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104Kebarכְּבָֽר׃ke.VarH3529.

16When the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742movedוּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙u.ve.Le.khetH1980,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212movedיֵלְכ֥וּye.le.KhuH1980beside themאֶצְלָ֑ם'etz.LamH681, and even when theyהַכְּרוּבִ֜יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742אֶת־'et-H853spreadוּבִשְׂאֵ֨תu.vis.'EtH5375their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֗םkan.fei.HemH3671to riseלָרוּם֙la.RumH7311fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776גַּם־gam-H1571הֵ֖םhemH1992,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֛יםha.'o.fa.NimH212did notלֹא־lo'-H3808veer awayיִסַּ֧בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437from their sideמֵאֶצְלָֽם׃me.'etz.LamH681.

17When the cherubim stood stillבְּעָמְדָ֣םbe.'a.me.DamH5975,the wheels also stood stillיַעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975,and when they ascendedוּבְרוֹמָ֖םu.ve.ro.MamH7311,the wheels ascendedיֵר֣וֹמּוּye.Ro.muH7426with themאוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH854,forכִּ֛יkiH3588the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the living creaturesהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416was in the wheels.

18Then the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068moved awayוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the thresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of the templeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975aboveעַל־'al-H5921the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

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