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Ezekiel 1:16-20

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.

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