New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 1:15-21

15Now as I lookedוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200at the livingH2421beingsH2421,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,there was oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259wheelאוֹפַ֨ן'o.FanH212on the groundבָּאָ֛רֶץba.'A.retzH776besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681the livingH2421beingsH2421, foreach of the fourלְאַרְבַּ֥עַתle.'ar.Ba.'atH702of them.

16Theappearanceמַרְאֵ֨הmar.'EhH4758of the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֤יםha.'o.fa.NimH212and their workmanshipוּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639was likesparklingכְּעֵ֣יןke.'EinH5869topazתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8658,and all fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702of them had the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259formוּדְמ֥וּתu.de.MutH1823,their appearanceוּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙u.mar.'ei.HemH4758and workmanshipוּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.sei.HemH4639beingas ifH3512one wheelהָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.FanH212were withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432anotherהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

17Whenever theymovedבְּלֶכְתָּ֣םbe.lekh.TamH1980, theymovedיֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuH1980in anyof their fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702directionsרִבְעֵיהֶ֖ןriv.'ei.HenH7253withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808turningיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as theymovedבְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃be.lekh.TanH1980.

18As for their rimsוְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ןve.Ga.bei.HenH1354,they were highוְגֹ֥בַהּve.GoahH1363and awesomeוְיִרְאָ֣הve.yir.'AhH3374,and the rimsוְגַבֹּתָ֗םve.ga.bo.TamH1354of all fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃le.'ar.ba'.TanH702of them werecoveredמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392with eyesעֵינַ֛יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869allH5439aroundH5439.

19Whenever the livingH2421beingsH2421movedוּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙u.ve.Le.khetH1980,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212movedיֵלְכ֥וּye.le.KhuH1980with them. And whenever the livingH2421beingsH2421roseוּבְהִנָּשֵׂ֤אu.ve.hi.na.Se'H5375from the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ha.'o.fa.NimH212roseיִנָּשְׂא֖וּyi.na.se.'UH5375also.

20Whereverעַ֣ל אֲשֶׁר֩ שָּׁ֨ם'al 'a.Sher shamH5921 H834 H8033the spiritH7307was about to goH1980,they would goH1980in that directionשָׁ֥מָּהSha.mahH8033.And the wheelsוְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212roseיִנָּשְׂאוּ֙yi.na.se.'UH5375justלְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.TamH5980as they did;for the spiritH7307of the livingH2421beingsH2421wasin the wheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

21Whenever those wentבְּלֶכְתָּ֣םbe.lekh.TamH1980,they wentיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980;and whenever those stoppedוּבְעָמְדָ֖םu.ve.'a.me.DamH5975,they stoppedיַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975.And whenever those roseוּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞םu.ve.hi.na.se.'AmH5375from the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ha.'o.fa.NimH212roseיִנָּשְׂא֤וּyi.na.se.'UH5375justלְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.TamH5980as they did;for the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the livingH2421beingsH2421wasin the wheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

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