Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 1:4-21

4And Ilookedוָאֵ֡רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009, a stormywindר֨וּחַRu.achH7307cameבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935outH4480of thenorthהַצָּפ֗וֹןha.tza.FonH6828, agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419cloudעָנָ֤ן'a.NanH6051, with afireוְאֵ֣שׁve.'EshH784infolding itself, and abrightnessוְנֹ֥גַֽהּve.No.gahH5051roundH5439aboutH5439it, andoutH4480of themidstוּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּu.Mi.to.KhahH8432thereof as the colour ofamberהַחַשְׁמַ֖לha.chash.MalH2830,outH4480of themidstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

5And out of themidstוּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּu.Mi.to.KhahH8432thereof came thelikenessדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823offourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702livingחַיּ֑וֹתchai.YotH2416creatures. And this was theirappearanceמַרְאֵֽיהֶ֔ןmar.'ei.HenH4758; they had thelikenessדְּמ֥וּתde.MutH1823of amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.

6Andeveryלְאֶחָ֑תle.'e.ChatH259one hadfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702facesפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440, andeveryלְאַחַ֥תle.'a.ChatH259one of them hadfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671.

7And theirfeetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272werestraightיְשָׁרָ֑הye.sha.RahH3477feetרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272; and thesoleוְכַ֣ףve.KhafH3709of theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֗םrag.lei.HemH7272was like thesoleכְּכַף֙ke.KhafH3709of acalf’sעֵ֔גֶל'E.gelH5695footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272: and they sparkled like the colour ofburnishedקָלָֽל׃ka.LalH7044brassנְחֹ֥שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

8And they had thehandsוִידֵ֣יve.ya.dovH3027of amanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120underמִתַּ֙חַת֙mi.Ta.chatH8478theirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֔םkan.fei.HemH3671on theirfourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sidesרִבְעֵיהֶ֑םriv.'ei.HemH7253: and theyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽם׃le.'ar.ba'.TamH702had theirfacesוּפְנֵיהֶ֥םu.fe.nei.HemH6440and theirwingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖םve.khan.fei.HemH3671thus;

9theirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֑םkan.fei.HemH3671werejoinedחֹֽבְרֹ֛תchoe.RotH2266one toanotherH376; theyturnedיִסַּ֣בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437notלֹא־lo'-H3808when theywentH5437; theywentH5437everyH376onestraightעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676forwardפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

10As for thelikenessוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823of theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶם֮pe.nei.HemH6440, they had thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of amanאָדָם֒'a.DamH120; and theyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702had thefaceוּפְנֵ֨יu.fe.NeiH6440of alionאַרְיֵ֤ה'ar.YehH738on therightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225sideH3225; and theyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702had thefaceוּפְנֵי־u.fe.nei-H6440of anoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794on theleftמֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֖אולme.ha.se.MolH8040sideH3225; theyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃le.'ar.ba'.TanH702had also thefaceוּפְנֵי־u.fe.nei-H6440of aneagleנֶ֖שֶׁרNe.sherH5404.

11And theirfacesוּפְנֵיהֶ֕םu.fe.nei.HemH6440and theirwingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥םve.khan.fei.HemH3671wereseparateפְּרֻד֖וֹתpe.ru.DotH6504aboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605;twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147wingsH3671ofeveryלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376one werejoinedחֹבְר֣וֹתchoe.RotH2266one toanotherאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147coveredמְכַסּ֔וֹתme.kha.SotH3680theirbodiesגְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃ge.vi.yo.tei.He.nahH1472.

12And theywentH5437everyוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376onestraightעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676forwardפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440: whither thespiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307was togoH5437, theywentH5437; theyturnedיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437notלֹ֥אlo'H3808when theywentH5437.

13As for thelikenessוּדְמ֨וּתu.de.MutH1823of thelivingהַחַיּ֜וֹתha.chai.YotH2416creaturesH996, theirappearanceמַרְאֵיהֶ֣םmar.'ei.HemH4758was likeburningH784coalsכְּגַחֲלֵי־ke.ga.cha.lei-H1513offireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784, like theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'EhH4758oftorchesהַלַּפִּדִ֔יםha.la.pi.DimH3940; itwentH1980upוּמִן־u.min-H4480anddownH1980among thelivingהַחַיּ֑וֹתha.chai.YotH2416creaturesH996: and thefireלָאֵ֔שׁla.'EshH784wasbrightוְנֹ֣גַהּve.No.gahH5051, andoutH3318of thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784wentH1980forthH3318lightningבָרָֽק׃va.RakH1300.

14And thelivingוְהַחַיּ֖וֹתve.ha.chai.YotH2416creaturesranרָצ֣וֹאra.Tzo'H7519andreturnedוָשׁ֑וֹבva.ShovH7725as theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֖הke.mar.'EhH4758of a flash oflightningהַבָּזָֽק׃ha.ba.ZakH965.

15NowH2009as I beheld thelivingהַחַיּ֑וֹתha.chai.YotH2416creatures,beholdH2009onewheelאוֹפַ֨ן'o.FanH212uponוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200theearthבָּאָ֛רֶץba.'A.retzH776besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681thelivingהַחַיּ֖וֹתha.chai.YotH2416creatures, foreachאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of thefourלְאַרְבַּ֥עַתle.'ar.Ba.'atH702facesפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440thereof.

16Theappearanceמַרְאֵ֨הmar.'EhH4758of thewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֤יםha.'o.fa.NimH212and theirworkוּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639was like unto the colour of aberylתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8658: and theyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702had onelikenessוּדְמ֥וּתu.de.MutH1823: and theirappearanceוּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙u.mar.'ei.HemH4758and theirworkוּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.sei.HemH4639was as it were awheelהָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.FanH212withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432awheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

17When theywentH5437, theywentH5437uponעַל־'al-H5921theirfourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sidesרִבְעֵיהֶ֖ןriv.'ei.HenH7253: theyturnedיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437notלֹ֥אlo'H3808when theywentH5437.

18As for their rings, they werehighוְגֹ֥בַהּve.GoahH1363and dreadful; and theyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃le.'ar.ba'.TanH702had their ringsfullמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392ofeyesעֵינַ֛יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869roundH5439aboutH5439.

19And when thelivingהַֽחַיּ֔וֹתha.chai.YotH2416creatureswentH5375, thewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wentH5375besideמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921them: and when thelivingהַֽחַיּוֹת֙ha.chai.yOtH2416creatures wereliftedוּבְהִנָּשֵׂ֤אu.ve.hi.na.Se'H5375upH5375from theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ha.'o.fa.NimH212wereliftedיִנָּשְׂא֖וּyi.na.se.'UH5375upH5375.

20Whithersoever thespiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307was togoH1961, theywentH1961; thither was thespiritהָר֖וּחַha.Ru.achH7307togoH1961: and thewheelsוְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212wereliftedיִנָּשְׂאוּ֙yi.na.se.'UH5375upH5375besideעַ֣ל'alH5921them; for thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of thelivingH2416creatureהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416was in thewheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

21WhenthoseH5921wentH5375, thesewentH5375; and whenthoseH5921stoodוּבְעָמְדָ֖םu.ve.'a.me.DamH5975, thesestoodיַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975; and whenthoseH5921wereliftedוּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞םu.ve.hi.na.se.'AmH5375upH5375from theearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thewheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ha.'o.fa.NimH212wereliftedיִנָּשְׂא֤וּyi.na.se.'UH5375upH5375besideH5921them: for thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of thelivingH2416creatureהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416was in thewheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

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