Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 10:9-22

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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