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Ezekiel 1:11-14

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.

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