New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezekiel 10
Vision of God’s Glory Departing from the Temple
1Then I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, in theexpanseהָרָקִ֙יעַ֙ha.ra.Ki.a'H7549that was overעַל־'al-H5921the headsרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742something like asapphireסַפִּ֔ירsa.PirH5601stoneכְּאֶ֣בֶןke.'E.venH68,in appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֖הke.mar.'EhH4758resemblingדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823athroneכִּסֵּ֑אki.Se'H3678,appearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200aboveעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.
2And He spokeוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the manהָאִ֣ישׁ׀ha.'IshH376clothedלְבֻ֣שׁle.VushH3847in linenהַבַּדִּ֗יםha.ba.DimH906and saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Enterבֹּא֩bo'H935betweenבֵּינ֨וֹתbei.NotH996thewhirlingH1534wheelsלַגַּלְגַּ֜לla.gal.GalH1534underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thecherubimלַכְּר֗וּבla.ke.RuvH3742and fillוּמַלֵּ֨אu.ma.Le'H4390your handsחָפְנֶ֤יךָcha.fe.Nei.khaH2651withcoalsגַֽחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from betweenמִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.NotH996the cherubimלַכְּרֻבִ֔יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742and scatterוּזְרֹ֖קu.ze.RokH2236themoverעַל־'al-H5921the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.”And he enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in my sightלְעֵינָֽי׃le.'ei.NaiH5869.
3Now the cherubimוְהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםve.ha.ke.ru.VimH3742were standingעֹֽמְדִ֛ים'o.me.DimH5975on the rightH3225sideH3225of thetempleלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004when the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376enteredבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935,and the cloudוְהֶעָנָ֣ןve.he.'a.NanH6051filledמָלֵ֔אma.Le'H4390theinnerהַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691.
4Then thegloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wentוַיָּ֤רָםvai.Ya.romH7311up from the cherubהַכְּר֔וּבha.ke.RuvH3742to the thresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of the templeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and thetempleהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֤אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390with the cloudהֶ֣עָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051and the courtוְהֶֽחָצֵר֙ve.he.cha.TzerH2691was filledמָֽלְאָ֔הmal.'AhH4390with thebrightnessנֹ֖גַהּNo.gahH5051of the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
5Moreover, the soundוְקוֹל֙ve.kOlH6963of the wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742was heardנִשְׁמַ֕עnish.Ma'H8085as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the outerהַחִיצֹנָ֑הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691, like thevoiceכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963ofGodאֵל־'el-H410Almightyשַׁדַּ֖יsha.DaiH7706when He speaksבְּדַבְּרֽוֹ׃be.da.be.RoH1696.
6It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about when He commandedבְּצַוֹּתוֹ֙be.tza.vo.ToH6680the manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376clothedלְבֻֽשׁ־le.vush-H3847in linenהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH906,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Takeקַ֥חkachH3947fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from betweenמִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.NotH996the whirlingH1534wheelsלַגַּלְגַּ֔לla.gal.GalH1534,from betweenמִבֵּינ֖וֹתmi.bei.NotH996the cherubimלַכְּרוּבִ֑יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742,”he enteredוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681a wheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.
7Then the cherubהַכְּר֨וּבha.ke.RuvH3742stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971out his handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027from betweenמִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.NotH996the cherubimלַכְּרוּבִ֗יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742to the fireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834was betweenבֵּינ֣וֹתbei.NotH996the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,tookוַיִּשָּׂא֙vai.yi.Sa'H5375someand putוַיִּתֵּ֔ןvai.yi.TenH5414itinto the handsחָפְנֵ֖יcha.fe.NeiH2651of the one clothedלְבֻ֣שׁle.VushH3847in linenהַבַּדִּ֑יםha.ba.DimH906,who tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947itand wentוַיֵּצֵֽא׃vai.ye.Tze'H3318out.
9Then I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702wheelsH212besideH681the cherubimH3742,oneH259wheelH212besideH681eachH259cherubH3742;and the appearanceוּמַרְאֵה֙u.mar.'EhH4758of the wheelsH212waslike the gleamכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869of aTarshishH8659stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68.
11When they movedבְּלֶכְתָּ֗םbe.lekh.TamH1980,they wentיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980in any oftheir fourאַרְבַּ֤עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702directionsרִבְעֵיהֶם֙riv.'ei.HemH7253withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808turningיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as they wentבְּלֶכְתָּ֑םbe.lekh.TamH1980;but they followedאַחֲרָ֣יו יֵלֵ֔כוּ'a.cha.Rav ye.Le.khuH310H1980in the directionהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they facedיִפְנֶ֤ה הָרֹאשׁ֙yif.Neh ha.roShH6437H7218,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808turningיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as they wentבְּלֶכְתָּֽם׃be.lekh.TamH1980.
12Theirwholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605bodyבְּשָׂרָם֙be.sa.RamH1320,their backsוְגַבֵּהֶ֔םve.ga.be.HemH1354,their handsוִֽידֵיהֶ֖םvi.dei.HemH3027,their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑םve.khan.fei.HemH3671and thewheelsוְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212were fullמְלֵאִ֤יםme.le.'ImH4392of eyesעֵינַ֙יִם֙'ei.Na.yimH5869allH5439aroundH5439,the wheelsאוֹפַנֵּיהֶֽם׃'o.fa.nei.HemH212belonging to all fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702of them.
14AndeachH259oneH259had fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702facesפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440.The firstH259faceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440wasthe faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a cherubהַכְּר֗וּבha.ke.RuvH3742,the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145faceוּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.NeiH6440wasthe faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a lionH743,and the fourthוְהָרְבִיעִ֖יve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243the faceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of an eagleנָֽשֶׁר׃Na.sherH5404.
16Now when the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742movedוּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙u.ve.Le.khetH1980,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212would goיֵלְכ֥וּye.le.KhuH1980besideאֶצְלָ֑ם'etz.LamH681them; also when the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֜יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742liftedוּבִשְׂאֵ֨תu.vis.'EtH5375up their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֗םkan.fei.HemH3671to riseלָרוּם֙la.RumH7311from the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֛יםha.'o.fa.NimH212would not turnיִסַּ֧בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437from besideמֵאֶצְלָֽם׃me.'etz.LamH681them.
19Whenthe cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742departedבְּצֵאתָ֔םbe.tze.TamH3318,they liftedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375their wingsכַּ֠נְפֵיהֶםKan.fei.hemH3671and roseוַיֵּר֨וֹמּוּvai.ye.Ro.muH7426up from the earthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776in my sightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869with the wheelsוְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212besideלְעֻמָּתָ֑םle.'u.ma.TamH5980them; and they stoodH5975stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the eastהַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of the Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and the gloryוּכְב֧וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478hoveredמִן־ מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃min- mil.Ma.'e.lahH4480H4605overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them.
20Theseהִ֣יאhi'H1931are thelivingH2421beingsH2421that I sawרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200beneathתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478bythe riverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529;so I knewוָאֵדַ֕עva.'e.Da'H3045that they werecherubimכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742.
22As for the likenessוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823of their facesH6440,they were the sameהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992facesH6440whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶ֖םmar.'ei.HemH4758I had seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֔רke.VarH3529.EachH376oneH376wentיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ye.Le.khuH1980straightאֶל־ עֵ֥בֶר'el- 'E.verH413H5676H6440aheadH6440.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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