Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:12–14

¹²Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.

¹³In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. ¹⁴The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.

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Ezekiel 1:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Each	וְאִ֛ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
went	יֵלֵ֑כוּ	yê·lê·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
straight ahead	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Wherever	אֶ֣ל	’el	Preposition	H413 motion to
the spirit	הָר֤וּחַ	hā·rū·aḥ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
would go	לָלֶ֙כֶת֙	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
they would go	יֵלֵ֔כוּ	yê·lê·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
without	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
turning	יִסַּ֖בּוּ	yis·sab·bū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
as they moved	בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃	bə·leḵ·tān	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

Ezekiel 1:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the midst	וּדְמ֨וּת	ū·ḏə·mūṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1823 likeness, similitude
of the living creatures	הַחַיּ֜וֹת	ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2416 alive, living
was the appearance	מַרְאֵיהֶ֣ם	mar·’ê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
of glowing	אֵ֗שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
coals	כְּגַחֲלֵי־	kə·ḡa·ḥă·lê-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1513 ember
of fire	בֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙	bō·‘ă·rō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H1197 burn, consume
of torches	הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים	hal·lap·pi·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3940 torch
Fire	לָאֵ֔שׁ	lā·’êš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
moved back and forth	מִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶת	miṯ·hal·le·ḵeṯ	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
between	בֵּ֣ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the living creatures	הַחַיּ֑וֹת	ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2416 alive, living
it was bright	וְנֹ֣גַהּ	wə·nō·ḡah	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5051 brightness
and lightning	בָרָֽק׃	ḇā·rāq	Noun - masculine singular	H1300 lightning
flashed	יוֹצֵ֥א	yō·w·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
out of	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
it	הָאֵ֖שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire

Ezekiel 1:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The creatures	וְהַחַיּ֖וֹת	wə·ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2416 alive, living
were darting back and forth	רָצ֣וֹא	rā·ṣō·w	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7519 run, delight in
as quickly as	כְּמַרְאֵ֖ה	kə·mar·’êh	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
flashes of lightning	הַבָּזָֽק׃	hab·bā·zāq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H965 lightning flash ?

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 1:12 Ezekiel 1:9

Ezekiel 1:13 Psalm 104:4 · Revelation 4:5 · Ezekiel 1:7 · Revelation 10:1 · Matthew 28:3 · Daniel 10:5–6 · Genesis 15:17 · Revelation 18:1

Ezekiel 1:14 Matthew 24:27 · Zechariah 4:10 · Matthew 24:31 · Luke 17:24 · Daniel 9:21 · Psalm 147:15 · Mark 13:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.