New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 1:4-12

4As I lookedוָאֵ֡רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009, astormסְעָרָ֜הse.'a.RahH5591windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307was comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935from the northהַצָּפ֗וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419cloudעָנָ֤ן'a.NanH6051with fireוְאֵ֣שׁve.'EshH784flashingH3947forthH3947continually and a brightH5051lightH5051aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439it, and in its midstוּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּu.Mi.to.KhahH8432something likeglowingH2830metalH2830in the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

5Withinוּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּu.Mi.to.KhahH8432it there were figuresH1823resemblingH1823fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702livingH2421beingsH2421.And thisוְזֶה֙ve.ZehH2088was their appearanceמַרְאֵֽיהֶ֔ןmar.'ei.HenH4758:they had humanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120formH1823.

6EachH259of them hadfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702facesפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440andfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671.

7Their legsH7272were straightיְשָׁרָ֑הye.sha.RahH3477andtheir feetH7272were like a calf’sעֵ֔גֶל'E.gelH5695hoofH3709 H7272,and they gleamedוְנֹ֣צְצִ֔יםve.No.tze.TzimH5340likeburnishedקָלָֽל׃ka.LalH7044bronzeנְחֹ֥שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

8Underמִתַּ֙חַת֙mi.Ta.chatH8478their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֔םkan.fei.HemH3671on theirfourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sidesרִבְעֵיהֶ֑םriv.'ei.HemH7253werehumanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120handsוִידֵ֣יve.ya.dovH3027.As for the facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֥םu.fe.nei.HemH6440and wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖םve.khan.fei.HemH3671of the fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽם׃le.'ar.ba'.TamH702of them,

9their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֑םkan.fei.HemH3671touchedחֹֽבְרֹ֛תchoe.RotH2266oneאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802anotherאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'a.cho.TahH269; their faces didnot turnיִסַּ֣בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437when they movedבְלֶכְתָּ֔ןve.lekh.TanH1980,eachאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376wentיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ye.Le.khuH1980straightעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH413 H5676 H6440forwardH6440.

10As for theformוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823of their facesפְּנֵיהֶם֮pe.nei.HemH6440, each had thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120;all fourH702had the faceוּפְנֵ֨יu.fe.NeiH6440of a lionH743on the rightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225and the faceוּפְנֵי־u.fe.nei-H6440of a bullשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794on the leftמֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֖אולme.ha.se.MolH8040, andall fourH702had the faceוּפְנֵי־u.fe.nei-H6440of an eagleנֶ֖שֶׁרNe.sherH5404.

11Such were their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֕םu.fe.nei.HemH6440.Their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥םve.khan.fei.HemH3671were spreadפְּרֻד֖וֹתpe.ru.DotH6504out aboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4480 H4605;eachלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376had twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147touchingחֹבְר֣וֹתchoe.RotH2266anotherאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376being, andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147coveringמְכַסּ֔וֹתme.kha.SotH3680their bodiesגְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃ge.vi.yo.tei.He.nahH1472.

12Andeachוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376wentיֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuH1980straightאֶל־ עֵ֥בֶר'el- 'E.verH413 H5676 H6440forwardH6440;whereverאֶ֣ל אֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁ֨מָּה'el 'a.Sher Sha.mahH413 H834 H8033the spiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307was about to goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980,they would goיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808turningיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as they wentבְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃be.lekh.TanH1980.

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