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Ezekiel 10:8-17

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.

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