Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 10:8-17

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.

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