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Ezekiel 1:26-27

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.

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