King James Version

Ezekiel 1:4-27

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.

13As for the likenessוּדְמ֨וּתu.de.MutH1823of the living creaturesהַחַיּ֜וֹתha.chai.YotH2416,their appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶ֣םmar.'ei.HemH4758waslike burningבֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙bo.'a.rOtH1197coalsכְּגַחֲלֵי־ke.ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784, andlike the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'EhH4758of lampsהַלַּפִּדִ֔יםha.la.pi.DimH3940:it went up and downמִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶתmit.ha.Le.khetH1980among the living creaturesהַחַיּ֑וֹתha.chai.YotH2416;and the fireלָאֵ֔שׁla.'EshH784was brightוְנֹ֣גַהּve.No.gahH5051,and out of the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784went forthיוֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318lightningבָרָֽק׃va.RakH1300.

14And the living creaturesוְהַחַיּ֖וֹתve.ha.chai.YotH2416ranרָצ֣וֹאra.Tzo'H7519and returnedוָשׁ֑וֹבva.ShovH7725as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֖הke.mar.'EhH4758of a flash of lightningהַבָּזָֽק׃ha.ba.ZakH965.

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.

Read all of Ezekiel 1

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1

King James Version — Public Domain except in the United Kingdom (Crown rights)