Ezekiel 1
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםin thirtyשָׁנָ֗הyearבָּֽרְבִיעִי֙in the fourth monthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣הon day fiveלַחֹ֔דֶשׁof the monthוַאֲנִ֥יand Iבְתֽוֹךְ־was in amongהַגּוֹלָ֖הthe exilesעַל־atנְהַר־the river ofכְּבָ֑רKebarנִפְתְּחוּ֙they were openedהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוָאֶרְאֶ֖הand I sawמַרְא֥וֹתvisions ofאֱלֹהִֽים׃God
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וָאֵ֡רֶאand I sawוְהִנֵּה֩and there!ר֨וּחַa wind ofסְעָרָ֜הstormבָּאָ֣הwas comingמִן־fromהַצָּפ֗וֹןthe northעָנָ֤ןa cloudגָּדוֹל֙greatוְאֵ֣שׁand fireמִתְלַקַּ֔חַתflashingוְנֹ֥גַֽהּand brightnessל֖וֹbelonged to itסָבִ֑יבall aroundוּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּand was from the middle of itכְּעֵ֥יןlike the appearance ofהַחַשְׁמַ֖לthe shining substanceמִתּ֥וֹךְfrom the middle ofהָאֵֽשׁ׃the fire
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וּדְמ֣וּתand the likeness ofפְּנֵיהֶם֮faces theirפְּנֵ֣יwas the face ofאָדָם֒a humanוּפְנֵ֨יand the face ofאַרְיֵ֤הa lionאֶל־toהַיָּמִין֙the right sideלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔םbelonged to the four of themוּפְנֵי־and the face ofשׁ֥וֹרan oxמֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֖אולfrom the left sideלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןbelonged to the four of themוּפְנֵי־and the face ofנֶ֖שֶׁרan eagleלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃belonged to the four of them
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וּדְמ֨וּתand the likeness ofהַחַיּ֜וֹתthe living creaturesמַרְאֵיהֶ֣םappearance theirכְּגַחֲלֵי־was like coals ofאֵ֗שׁfireבֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙burningכְּמַרְאֵ֣הlike the appearance ofהַלַּפִּדִ֔יםthe torchesהִ֕יאitמִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶתwas moving aboutבֵּ֣יןbetweenהַחַיּ֑וֹתthe living creaturesוְנֹ֣גַהּand brightnessלָאֵ֔שׁbelonged to the fireוּמִן־and fromהָאֵ֖שׁthe fireיוֹצֵ֥אwas coming outבָרָֽק׃lightning
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מַרְאֵ֨הthe appearance ofהָאוֹפַנִּ֤יםthe wheelsוּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙and constructions theirכְּעֵ֣יןwas like the appearance ofתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁchrysoliteוּדְמ֥וּתand a likenessאֶחָ֖דoneלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןbelonged to the four of themוּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙and appearance theirוּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םand constructions theirכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רwas just asיִהְיֶ֥הit wasהָאוֹפַ֖ןthe wheelבְּת֥וֹךְin the middle ofהָאוֹפָֽן׃the wheel
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וְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ןand rims theirוְגֹ֥בַהּand heightלָהֶ֖םbelonged to themוְיִרְאָ֣הand fearלָהֶ֑םbelonged to themוְגַבֹּתָ֗םand rims theirמְלֵאֹ֥תwere full ofעֵינַ֛יִםeyesסָבִ֖יבall aroundלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃to the four of them
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עַ֣לtoאֲשֶׁר֩whereיִֽהְיֶה־it wasשָּׁ֨םthereהָר֤וּחַthe spiritלָלֶ֙כֶת֙about to goיֵלֵ֔כוּthey movedשָׁ֥מָּהthere towardsהָר֖וּחַthe spiritלָלֶ֑כֶתto goוְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗יםand the wheelsיִנָּשְׂאוּ֙they were lifted upלְעֻמָּתָ֔םto close by themכִּ֛יforר֥וּחַthe spirit ofהַחַיָּ֖הthe living creatureבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃was in the wheels
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בְּלֶכְתָּ֣םwhen moved theyיֵלֵ֔כוּthey movedוּבְעָמְדָ֖םand when stood still theyיַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּthey stood stillוּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞םand when were lifted up theyמֵעַ֣לfrom onהָאָ֗רֶץthe groundיִנָּשְׂא֤וּthey were lifted upהָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙the wheelsלְעֻמָּתָ֔םto close by themכִּ֛יforר֥וּחַthe spirit ofהַחַיָּ֖הthe living creatureבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃was in the wheels
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וְתַ֙חַת֙and underהָרָקִ֔יעַthe expanseכַּנְפֵיהֶ֣םwings theirיְשָׁר֔וֹתwere straightאִשָּׁ֖הeachאֶל־toאֲחוֹתָ֑הּsister itsלְאִ֗ישׁbelonged to eachשְׁתַּ֤יִםtwo wingsמְכַסּוֹת֙coveringלָהֵ֔נָּהto themוּלְאִ֗ישׁand belonged to eachשְׁתַּ֤יִםtwo wingsמְכַסּוֹת֙coveringלָהֵ֔נָּהto themאֵ֖תobj.גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃bodies their
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וָאֶשְׁמַ֣עand I heardאֶת־obj.ק֣וֹלthe sound ofכַּנְפֵיהֶ֡םwings theirכְּקוֹל֩like the sound ofמַ֨יִםwatersרַבִּ֤יםmanyכְּקוֹל־like the sound ofשַׁדַּי֙the Almightyבְּלֶכְתָּ֔םwhen moved theyק֥וֹלthe sound ofהֲמֻלָּ֖הa rainstormכְּק֣וֹלlike the sound ofמַחֲנֶ֑הan armyבְּעָמְדָ֖םwhen stood still theyתְּרַפֶּ֥ינָהthey let dropכַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃wings their
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וּמִמַּ֗עַלand was from aboveלָרָקִ֙יעַ֙to the expanseאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעַל־was aboveרֹאשָׁ֔םhead theirכְּמַרְאֵ֥הlike the appearance ofאֶֽבֶן־a stone ofסַפִּ֖ירsapphireדְּמ֣וּתthe likeness ofכִּסֵּ֑אa throneוְעַל֙and was onדְּמ֣וּתthe likeness ofהַכִּסֵּ֔אthe throneדְּמ֞וּתa likenessכְּמַרְאֵ֥הlike the appearance ofאָדָ֛םa humanעָלָ֖יוon itמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃from to above towards
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וָאֵ֣רֶא׀and I sawכְּעֵ֣יןlike the appearance ofחַשְׁמַ֗לa shining substanceכְּמַרְאֵה־like the appearance ofאֵ֤שׁfireבֵּֽית־withinלָהּ֙to itסָבִ֔יבwas all aroundמִמַּרְאֵ֥הfrom the appearance ofמָתְנָ֖יוhips hisוּלְמָ֑עְלָהand to upwards towardsוּמִמַּרְאֵ֤הand from the appearance ofמָתְנָיו֙hips hisוּלְמַ֔טָּהand to downwardsרָאִ֙יתִי֙I sawכְּמַרְאֵה־like the appearance ofאֵ֔שׁfireוְנֹ֥גַֽהּand brightnessל֖וֹof himסָבִֽיב׃was all around
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כְּמַרְאֵ֣הlike the appearance ofהַקֶּ֡שֶׁתthe rainbowאֲשֶׁר֩whichיִֽהְיֶ֨הit isבֶעָנָ֜ןin the cloudsבְּי֣וֹםon the day ofהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםthe rainכֵּ֣ןsoמַרְאֵ֤הthe appearance ofהַנֹּ֙גַהּ֙the brightnessסָבִ֔יבall aroundה֕וּאthatמַרְאֵ֖הwas the appearance ofדְּמ֣וּתthe likeness ofכְּבוֹד־the glory ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוָֽאֶרְאֶה֙and I saw itוָאֶפֹּ֣לand I fellעַל־onפָּנַ֔יface myוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עand I heardק֥וֹלa voiceמְדַבֵּֽר׃ סspeaking
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