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Ezekiel 1:4-12

4And I lookedוָאֵ֡רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and, behold, a whirlwindר֨וּחַ סְעָרָ֜הRu.ach se.'a.RahH5591 H7307cameבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935out of the northהַצָּפ֗וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419cloudעָנָ֤ן'a.NanH6051,and a fireוְאֵ֣שׁve.'EshH784infoldingמִתְלַקַּ֔חַתmit.la.Ka.chatH3947itself, and a brightnessוְנֹ֥גַֽהּve.No.gahH5051wasaboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439it, and out of the midstוּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּu.Mi.to.KhahH8432thereof as the colourכְּעֵ֥יןke.'EinH5869of amberהַחַשְׁמַ֖לha.chash.MalH2830,out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

5Also out of the midstוּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּu.Mi.to.KhahH8432thereof camethe likenessדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823of fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702living creaturesחַיּ֑וֹתchai.YotH2416. And this wastheir appearanceמַרְאֵֽיהֶ֔ןmar.'ei.HenH4758;theyH2007had the likenessדְּמ֥וּתde.MutH1823of a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.

6And every oneלְאֶחָ֑תle.'e.ChatH259had fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702facesפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440,and every oneלְאַחַ֥תle.'a.ChatH259had fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671.

7And their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272werestraightיְשָׁרָ֑הye.sha.RahH3477feetרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272;and the soleוְכַ֣ףve.KhafH3709of their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֗םrag.lei.HemH7272waslike the soleכְּכַף֙ke.KhafH3709of a calf’sעֵ֔גֶל'E.gelH5695footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272:and they sparkledוְנֹ֣צְצִ֔יםve.No.tze.TzimH5340like the colourכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869of burnishedקָלָֽל׃ka.LalH7044brassנְחֹ֥שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

8And they hadthe handsוִידֵ֣יve.ya.dovH3027of a manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120under their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֔םkan.fei.HemH3671on their fourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sidesרִבְעֵיהֶ֑םriv.'ei.HemH7253;and they fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽם׃le.'ar.ba'.TamH702had their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֥םu.fe.nei.HemH6440and their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖םve.khan.fei.HemH3671.

9Their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֑םkan.fei.HemH3671werejoinedחֹֽבְרֹ֛תchoe.RotH2266oneאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802to anotherאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269;they turnedיִסַּ֣בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437not when they wentH3212;they wentH3212every oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376straightעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676forwardפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

10As for the likenessוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823of their facesפְּנֵיהֶם֮pe.nei.HemH6440,they fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702had the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120,and the faceוּפְנֵ֨יu.fe.NeiH6440of a lionאַרְיֵ֤ה'ar.YehH738,on the right sideהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225:and they fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702had the faceוּפְנֵי־u.fe.nei-H6440of an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794on the left sideמֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֖אולme.ha.se.MolH8040;they fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃le.'ar.ba'.TanH702also had the faceוּפְנֵי־u.fe.nei-H6440of an eagleנֶ֖שֶׁרNe.sherH5404.

11Thus weretheir facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֕םu.fe.nei.HemH6440:and their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥םve.khan.fei.HemH3671werestretchedפְּרֻד֖וֹתpe.ru.DotH6504upwardמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605;twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147wingsof every oneH376werejoinedחֹבְר֣וֹתchoe.RotH2266oneH376to anotherH376,and twoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147coveredמְכַסּ֔וֹתme.kha.SotH3680their bodiesגְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃ge.vi.yo.tei.He.nahH1472.

12And they wentH3212every oneוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376straightעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676forwardפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440:whither the spiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307was to goH3212,they wentH3212; andthey turnedיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437not when they wentH3212.

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