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Ezekiel 1:26-28

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.

28As the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'EhH4758of the bowהַקֶּ֡שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198that is in the cloudבֶעָנָ֜ןve.'a.NanH6051in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of rainהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653, so wasthe appearanceמַרְאֵ֤הmar.'EhH4758of the brightnessהַנֹּ֙גַהּ֙ha.No.gahH5051round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439. This wasthe appearanceמַרְאֵ֖הmar.'EhH4758of the likenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And when I sawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200it,I fellוָאֶפֹּ֣לva.'e.PolH5307upon my faceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440,and I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of one that spakeמְדַבֵּֽר׃ סme.da.BerH1696.

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