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Ezekiel 1:15-28

15Now as I beheldוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200the living creaturesהַחַיּ֑וֹתha.chai.YotH2416,behold oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259wheelאוֹפַ֨ן'o.FanH212upon the earthבָּאָ֛רֶץba.'A.retzH776byאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681the living creaturesהַחַיּ֖וֹתha.chai.YotH2416,with his fourלְאַרְבַּ֥עַתle.'ar.Ba.'atH702facesפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440.

16The appearanceמַרְאֵ֨הmar.'EhH4758of the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֤יםha.'o.fa.NimH212and their workוּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639waslike unto the colourכְּעֵ֣יןke.'EinH5869of a berylתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8658:and they fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702had oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259likenessוּדְמ֥וּתu.de.MutH1823:and their appearanceוּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙u.mar.'ei.HemH4758and their workוּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.sei.HemH4639wasas it were a wheelהָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.FanH212in the middleבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of a wheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

17When they wentH3212,they wentH3212upon their fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sidesרִבְעֵיהֶ֖ןriv.'ei.HenH7253: andthey turnedיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437not when they wentH3212.

18As for their ringsוְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ןve.Ga.bei.HenH1354,they were so highוְגֹ֥בַהּve.GoahH1363that they were dreadfulוְיִרְאָ֣הve.yir.'AhH3374;and their ringsוְגַבֹּתָ֗םve.ga.bo.TamH1354werefullמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392of eyesעֵינַ֛יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439them fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃le.'ar.ba'.TanH702.

19And when the living creaturesהַֽחַיּ֔וֹתha.chai.YotH2416wentH3212,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wentH3212by themאֶצְלָ֑ם'etz.LamH681:and when the living creaturesהַֽחַיּוֹת֙ha.chai.yOtH2416were lifted upוּבְהִנָּשֵׂ֤אu.ve.hi.na.Se'H5375from the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ha.'o.fa.NimH212were lifted upיִנָּשְׂא֖וּyi.na.se.'UH5375.

20Whithersoever the spiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307was to goH3212,they wentH3212, thither was theirspiritהָר֖וּחַha.Ru.achH7307to goH3212;and the wheelsוְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212were lifted upיִנָּשְׂאוּ֙yi.na.se.'UH5375over againstלְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.TamH5980them: for the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the living creatureהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416wasin the wheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

21When those wentH3212, thesewentH3212;and when those stoodוּבְעָמְדָ֖םu.ve.'a.me.DamH5975, thesestoodיַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975;and when those were lifted upוּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞םu.ve.hi.na.se.'AmH5375from the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ha.'o.fa.NimH212were lifted upיִנָּשְׂא֤וּyi.na.se.'UH5375over againstלְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.TamH5980them: for the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the living creatureהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416wasin the wheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

22And the likenessוּדְמ֞וּתu.de.MutH1823of the firmamentרָקִ֔יעַra.Ki.a'H7549upon the headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of the living creatureהַחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416wasas the colourכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869of the terribleהַנּוֹרָ֑אha.no.Ra'H3372crystalהַקֶּ֣רַחha.Ke.rachH7140,stretched forthנָט֥וּיna.TuiH5186over their headsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

23And under the firmamentהָרָקִ֔יעַha.ra.Ki.a'H7549weretheir wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֣םkan.fei.HemH3671straightיְשָׁר֔וֹתye.sha.RotH3477,the oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802toward the otherאֲחוֹתָ֑הּ'a.cho.TahH269:every oneלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376had twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147,which coveredמְכַסּוֹת֙me.kha.sOtH3680on this sideH2007,and every oneוּלְאִ֗ישׁu.le.'IshH376had twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147,which coveredמְכַסּוֹת֙me.kha.sOtH3680on that sideH2007,their bodiesגְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ge.vi.yo.tei.HemH1472.

24And when they wentH3212,I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֣עva.'esh.Ma'H8085the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֡םkan.fei.HemH3671,like the noiseכְּקוֹל֩ke.kOlH6963of greatרַבִּ֤יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֨יִםMa.yimH4325,as the voiceכְּקוֹל־ke.kol-H6963of the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of speechהֲמֻלָּ֖הha.mu.LahH1999,as the noiseכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963of an hostמַחֲנֶ֑הma.cha.NehH4264:when they stoodבְּעָמְדָ֖םbe.'a.me.DamH5975,they let downתְּרַפֶּ֥ינָהte.ra.Pei.nahH7503their wingsכַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃khan.fei.HenH3671.

25And there was a voiceק֕וֹלKolH6963from the firmamentלָרָקִ֖יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549that wasover their headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218,when they stoodבְּעָמְדָ֖םbe.'a.me.DamH5975, andhad let downתְּרַפֶּ֥ינָהte.ra.Pei.nahH7503their wingsכַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃khan.fei.HenH3671.

26And aboveוּמִמַּ֗עַלu.mi.Ma.'alH4605the firmamentלָרָקִ֙יעַ֙la.ra.Ki.a'H7549that wasover their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218wasthe likenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of a throneכִּסֵּ֑אki.Se'H3678,as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601stoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68:and upon the likenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of the throneהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678wasthe likenessדְּמ֞וּתde.MutH1823as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of a manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon it.

27And I sawוָאֵ֣רֶא׀va.'E.re'H7200as the colourכְּעֵ֣יןke.'EinH5869of amberחַשְׁמַ֗לchash.MalH2830,as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of fireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439withinבֵּֽית־beit-H1004it, from the appearanceמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758of his loinsמָתְנָ֖יוma.te.NavH4975even upwardוּלְמָ֑עְלָהu.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605,and from the appearanceוּמִמַּרְאֵ֤הu.mi.mar.'EhH4758of his loinsמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975even downwardוּלְמַ֔טָּהu.le.Ma.tahH4295,I sawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200as it were the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,and it had brightnessוְנֹ֥גַֽהּve.No.gahH5051round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

28As the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'EhH4758of the bowהַקֶּ֡שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198that is in the cloudבֶעָנָ֜ןve.'a.NanH6051in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of rainהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653, so wasthe appearanceמַרְאֵ֤הmar.'EhH4758of the brightnessהַנֹּ֙גַהּ֙ha.No.gahH5051round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439. This wasthe appearanceמַרְאֵ֖הmar.'EhH4758of the likenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And when I sawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200it,I fellוָאֶפֹּ֣לva.'e.PolH5307upon my faceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440,and I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of one that spakeמְדַבֵּֽר׃ סme.da.BerH1696.

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