Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 10

1Then I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200,and, behold, in the firmamentהָרָקִ֙יעַ֙ha.ra.Ki.a'H7549that was above the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742there appearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200over them as it were a sapphireסַפִּ֔ירsa.PirH5601stoneכְּאֶ֣בֶןke.'E.venH68,as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֖הke.mar.'EhH4758of the likenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of a throneכִּסֵּ֑אki.Se'H3678.

2And he spakeוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the manהָאִ֣ישׁ׀ha.'IshH376clothedלְבֻ֣שׁle.VushH3847with linenהַבַּדִּ֗יםha.ba.DimH906,and saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go inבֹּא֩bo'H935betweenבֵּינ֨וֹתbei.NotH996the wheelsלַגַּלְגַּ֜לla.gal.GalH1534, evenunder the cherubלַכְּר֗וּבla.ke.RuvH3742,and fillוּמַלֵּ֨אu.ma.Le'H4390thine handחָפְנֶ֤יךָcha.fe.Nei.khaH2651with coalsגַֽחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from betweenמִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.NotH996the cherubimsלַכְּרֻבִ֔יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742,and scatterוּזְרֹ֖קu.ze.RokH2236themover the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.And he went inוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in my sightלְעֵינָֽי׃le.'ei.NaiH5869.

3Now the cherubimsוְהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםve.ha.ke.ru.VimH3742stoodעֹֽמְדִ֛ים'o.me.DimH5975on the right sideמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225of the houseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004,when the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376went inבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935;and the cloudוְהֶעָנָ֣ןve.he.'a.NanH6051filledמָלֵ֔אma.Le'H4390the innerהַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691.

4Then the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068went upוַיָּ֤רָםvai.Ya.romH7311from the cherubהַכְּר֔וּבha.ke.RuvH3742, and stoodover the thresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֤אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390with the cloudהֶ֣עָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051,and the courtוְהֶֽחָצֵר֙ve.he.cha.TzerH2691was fullמָֽלְאָ֔הmal.'AhH4390of the brightnessנֹ֖גַהּNo.gahH5051of Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519.

5And the soundוְקוֹל֙ve.kOlH6963of the cherubims’הַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671was heardנִשְׁמַ֕עnish.Ma'H8085evento the outerהַחִיצֹנָ֑הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691,as the voiceכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֖יsha.DaiH7706Godאֵל־'el-H410when he speakethבְּדַבְּרֽוֹ׃be.da.be.RoH1696.

6And it came to pass, thatwhen he had commandedבְּצַוֹּתוֹ֙be.tza.vo.ToH6680the manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376clothedלְבֻֽשׁ־le.vush-H3847with linenהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH906,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from between the wheelsלַגַּלְגַּ֔לla.gal.GalH1534,from between the cherubimsלַכְּרוּבִ֑יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742;then he went inוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the wheelsהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

7And onecherubהַכְּר֨וּבha.ke.RuvH3742stretched forthוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027from between the cherubimsלַכְּרוּבִ֗יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742unto the fireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784that wasbetween the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,and tookוַיִּשָּׂא֙vai.yi.Sa'H5375thereof,and putוַיִּתֵּ֔ןvai.yi.TenH5414itinto the handsחָפְנֵ֖יcha.fe.NeiH2651of him that wasclothedלְבֻ֣שׁle.VushH3847with linenהַבַּדִּ֑יםha.ba.DimH906:who tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947it,and went outוַיֵּצֵֽא׃vai.ye.Tze'H3318.

8And there appearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200in the cherubimsלַכְּרֻבִ֑יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742the formתַּבְנִית֙tav.NitH8403of a man’sאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120handיַד־yad-H3027under their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃kan.fei.HemH3671.

9And when I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200,behold the fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702wheelsאוֹפַנִּים֮'o.fa.NimH212byאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִים֒ha.ke.ru.VimH3742,oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259wheelאוֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212byאֵ֚צֶל'E.tzelH681oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742,and anotherאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259wheelוְאוֹפַ֣ןve.'o.FanH212byאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681anotherאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742:and the appearanceוּמַרְאֵה֙u.mar.'EhH4758of the wheelsהָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wasas the colourכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869of a berylתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8658stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68.

10And as fortheir appearancesוּמַ֨רְאֵיהֶ֔םu.Mar.'ei.HemH4758,they fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702had oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259likenessדְּמ֥וּתde.MutH1823,as if a wheelהָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.FanH212had been in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of a wheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

11When they wentH3212,they wentH3212upon their fourאַרְבַּ֤עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sidesרִבְעֵיהֶם֙riv.'ei.HemH7253;they turnedיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437not as they wentH3212,but to the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whither the headהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218lookedיִפְנֶ֤הyif.NehH6437they followedאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310 H3212it; they turnedיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437not as they wentH3212.

12And their whole bodyבְּשָׂרָם֙be.sa.RamH1320,and their backsוְגַבֵּהֶ֔םve.ga.be.HemH1354,and their handsוִֽידֵיהֶ֖םvi.dei.HemH3027,and their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑םve.khan.fei.HemH3671,and the wheelsוְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212, werefullמְלֵאִ֤יםme.le.'ImH4392of eyesעֵינַ֙יִם֙'ei.Na.yimH5869round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439, eventhe wheelsאוֹפַנֵּיהֶֽם׃'o.fa.nei.HemH212that they fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702had.

13As for the wheelsלָא֖וֹפַנִּ֑יםla.'o.fa.NimH212,it was criedקוֹרָ֥אko.Ra'H7121unto them in my hearingבְּאָזְנָֽי׃be.'a.ze.NaiH241,O wheelהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534.

14And every oneלְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.ChadH259had fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702facesפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440:the firstהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259faceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440wasthe faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a cherubהַכְּר֗וּבha.ke.RuvH3742,and the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145faceוּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.NeiH6440wasthe faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,and the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a lionאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738,and the fourthוְהָרְבִיעִ֖יve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243the faceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of an eagleנָֽשֶׁר׃Na.sherH5404.

15And the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742were lifted upוַיֵּרֹ֖מּוּvai.ye.Ro.muH7426. This isthe living creatureהַחַיָּ֔הha.chai.YahH2416that I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200by the riverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104of Chebarכְּבָֽר׃ke.VarH3529.

16And when the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742wentH3212,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wentH3212by themאֶצְלָ֑ם'etz.LamH681:and when the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֜יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742lifted upוּבִשְׂאֵ֨תu.vis.'EtH5375their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֗םkan.fei.HemH3671to mount upלָרוּם֙la.RumH7311from the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the same wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֛יםha.'o.fa.NimH212alsoהֵ֖םhemH1992turnedיִסַּ֧בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437not from besideמֵאֶצְלָֽם׃me.'etz.LamH681them.

17When they stoodבְּעָמְדָ֣םbe.'a.me.DamH5975, thesestoodיַעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975;and when they were lifted upוּבְרוֹמָ֖םu.ve.ro.MamH7311, theselifted upיֵר֣וֹמּוּye.Ro.muH7426themselves also:for the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the living creatureהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416was in them.

18Then the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068departedוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from off the thresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975over the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

19And the cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375their wingsכַּ֠נְפֵיהֶםKan.fei.hemH3671,and mounted upוַיֵּר֨וֹמּוּvai.ye.Ro.muH7426from the earthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776in my sightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869:when they went outבְּצֵאתָ֔םbe.tze.TamH3318,the wheelsוְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212also werebesideלְעֻמָּתָ֑םle.'u.ma.TamH5980them, and every onestoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the eastהַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Yhwh'sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004;and the gloryוּכְב֧וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasover them aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

20This isthe living creatureהַחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416that I sawרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200under the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by the riverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104of Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529;and I knewוָאֵדַ֕עva.'e.Da'H3045that they werethe cherubimsכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742.

21Every oneלְאֶחָ֔דle.'e.ChadH259had fourH702facesפָנִים֙fa.NimH6440apieceH259,and every oneלְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.ChadH259fourH702wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671;and the likenessוּדְמוּת֙u.de.MutH1823of the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120wasunder their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃kan.fei.HemH3671.

22And the likenessוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823of their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֔םpe.nei.HemH6440wasthe sameהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992facesהַפָּנִ֗יםha.pa.NimH6440which I sawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104of Chebarכְּבָ֔רke.VarH3529,their appearancesמַרְאֵיהֶ֖םmar.'ei.HemH4758and themselves: they wentH3212every oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376straightעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676forwardפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

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