Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 10

1Then Ilookedוָאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200, andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, in thefirmamentהָרָקִ֙יעַ֙ha.ra.Ki.a'H7549that was over theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, thereappearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200aboveH5921them as it were asapphireסַפִּ֔ירsa.PirH5601stoneכְּאֶ֣בֶןke.'E.venH68, as theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֖הke.mar.'EhH4758of thelikenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of athroneכִּסֵּ֑אki.Se'H3678.

2And he spake unto themanהָאִ֣ישׁ׀ha.'IshH376clothedלְבֻ֣שׁle.VushH3847inlinenהַבַּדִּ֗יםha.ba.DimH906, andsaidH559,Goבֹּא֩bo'H935inbetweenבֵּינ֨וֹתbei.NotH996thewhirlingH1534wheelsלַגַּלְגַּ֜לla.gal.GalH1534,evenH5921underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thecherubלַכְּר֗וּבla.ke.RuvH3742, andfillוּמַלֵּ֨אu.ma.Le'H4390bothH5921thinehandsחָפְנֶ֤יךָcha.fe.Nei.khaH2651withcoalsגַֽחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513offireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784frombetweenמִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.NotH996thecherubimלַכְּרֻבִ֔יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742, and scatter them over thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892. And hewentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in in mysightלְעֵינָֽי׃le.'ei.NaiH5869.

3NowH935thecherubimוְהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםve.ha.ke.ru.VimH3742stoodעֹֽמְדִ֛ים'o.me.DimH5975on therightH3225sideH3225of thehouseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004, when themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376wentH935in; and thecloudוְהֶעָנָ֣ןve.he.'a.NanH6051filledמָלֵ֔אma.Le'H4390theinnerהַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691.

4And thegloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068mountedH4390upוַיָּ֤רָםvai.Ya.romH7311from thecherubהַכְּר֔וּבha.ke.RuvH3742, and stood over thethresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; and thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004wasfilledוַיִּמָּלֵ֤אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390with thecloudהֶ֣עָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051, and thecourtוְהֶֽחָצֵר֙ve.he.cha.TzerH2691wasfullמָֽלְאָ֔הmal.'AhH4390of thebrightnessנֹ֖גַהּNo.gahH5051of theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519.

5And thesoundוְקוֹל֙ve.kOlH6963of thewingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671of thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742washeardנִשְׁמַ֕עnish.Ma'H8085evenעַד־'ad-H5704to theouterהַחִיצֹנָ֑הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691, as thevoiceכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963ofGodאֵל־'el-H410Almightyשַׁדַּ֖יsha.DaiH7706when he speaketh.

6And itcameH935topassH935, when hecommandedבְּצַוֹּתוֹ֙be.tza.vo.ToH6680themanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376clothedלְבֻֽשׁ־le.vush-H3847inlinenהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH906,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784frombetweenמִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.NotH996thewhirlingלַגַּלְגַּ֔לla.gal.GalH1534wheelsהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212, frombetweenמִבֵּינ֖וֹתmi.bei.NotH996thecherubimלַכְּרוּבִ֑יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742, that hewentH935in, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681awheelH212.

7And thecherubהַכְּר֨וּבha.ke.RuvH3742stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971forthH3318hishandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027frombetweenמִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.NotH996thecherubimלַכְּרוּבִ֗יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742unto thefireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784that wasbetweenבֵּינ֣וֹתbei.NotH996thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, andtookH3947thereof, andputוַיִּתֵּ֔ןvai.yi.TenH5414itintoH413thehandsH3027of him that wasclothedלְבֻ֣שׁle.VushH3847inlinenהַבַּדִּ֑יםha.ba.DimH906, whotookH3947it andwentH3318outH3318.

8And thereappearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200in thecherubimלַכְּרֻבִ֑יםla.ke.ru.VimH3742theformתַּבְנִית֙tav.NitH8403of aman’sאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120handיַד־yad-H3027underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478theirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃kan.fei.HemH3671.

9And Ilookedוָאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200, andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702wheelsאוֹפַנִּים֮'o.fa.NimH212besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֒ha.ke.ru.VimH3742, onewheelאוֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212besideאֵ֚צֶל'E.tzelH681onecherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742, andanotherH259wheelוְאוֹפַ֣ןve.'o.FanH212besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681anotherH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742: and theappearanceוּמַרְאֵה֙u.mar.'EhH4758of thewheelsהָא֣וֹפַנִּ֔יםha.'o.fa.NimH212was as the colour of aberylתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8658stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68.

10And as for theirappearanceוּמַ֨רְאֵיהֶ֔םu.Mar.'ei.HemH4758, theyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702had onelikenessדְּמ֥וּתde.MutH1823, asifכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834awheelהָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.FanH212had beenwithinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432awheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

11When theywentH5437, theywentH5437uponאֶל־'el-H413theirfourאַרְבַּ֤עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sidesרִבְעֵיהֶם֙riv.'ei.HemH7253: theyturnedיִפְנֶ֤הyif.NehH6437notלֹ֥אlo'H3808as theywentH5437, but to theplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whither theheadהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218lookedH6437theyfollowedאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310it; theyturnedH6437notלֹ֥אlo'H3808as theywentH5437.

12And theirwholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605bodyבְּשָׂרָם֙be.sa.RamH1320, and theirbacksוְגַבֵּהֶ֔םve.ga.be.HemH1354, and theirhandsוִֽידֵיהֶ֖םvi.dei.HemH3027, and theirwingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑םve.khan.fei.HemH3671, and thewheelsוְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212, werefullמְלֵאִ֤יםme.le.'ImH4392ofeyesעֵינַ֙יִם֙'ei.Na.yimH5869roundH5439aboutH5439, even thewheelsאוֹפַנֵּיהֶֽם׃'o.fa.nei.HemH212that theyfourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702had.

13As for thewheelsלָא֖וֹפַנִּ֑יםla.'o.fa.NimH212, they werecalledקוֹרָ֥אko.Ra'H7121in myhearingבְּאָזְנָֽי׃be.'a.ze.NaiH241, thewhirlingהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534wheelsH212.

14Andeveryלְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.ChadH259one hadfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702facesפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440: thefirstהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259faceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440was thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thecherubהַכְּר֗וּבha.ke.RuvH3742, and thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145faceוּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.NeiH6440was thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of amanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, and thethirdוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of alionאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738, and thefourthוְהָרְבִיעִ֖יve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243thefaceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of aneagleנָֽשֶׁר׃Na.sherH5404.

15And thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742mountedupH7200: this is thelivingH2416creatureהַחַיָּ֔הha.chai.YahH2416that IsawH7200by theriverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָֽר׃ke.VarH3529.

16And when thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742wentH5437, thewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212wentH5437besideH5921them: and when thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֜יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742liftedוּבִשְׂאֵ֨תu.vis.'EtH5375upH5375theirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֗םkan.fei.HemH3671to mountupH5375from theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thewheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֛יםha.'o.fa.NimH212alsoturnedיִסַּ֧בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437notלֹא־lo'-H3808frombesideH5921them.

17When theystoodבְּעָמְדָ֣םbe.'a.me.DamH5975, thesestoodיַעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975; and when they mountedupH7311, these mountedupH7311with them: for thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of thelivingH2416creatureהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416was in them.

18And thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentH3318forthH3318from over thethresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975over thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

19And thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742liftedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theirwingsכַּ֠נְפֵיהֶםKan.fei.hemH3671, and mountedupH5375from theearthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776in mysightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869when theywentH3318forthH3318, and thewheelsוְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212besideH5921them: and theystoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of theeastהַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004; and thegloryוּכְב֧וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478was over themaboveH5921.

20This is thelivingH2416creatureהַחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416that Isawרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by theriverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529; and Iknewוָאֵדַ֕עva.'e.Da'H3045that they werecherubimכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742.

21EveryH259one hadfourH702facesפָנִים֙fa.NimH6440apieceH259, andeveryH259onefourH702wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671; and thelikenessוּדְמוּת֙u.de.MutH1823of thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of amanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120wasunderתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478theirwingsכַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃kan.fei.HemH3671.

22And as for thelikenessוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823of theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֔םpe.nei.HemH6440, they were thefacesהַפָּנִ֗יםha.pa.NimH6440whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Isawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200by theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֔רke.VarH3529, their appearances andthemselvesהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992; theywentאֶל־'el-H413everyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376onestraightעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676forwardפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain