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Ezekiel 10:18-22

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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