Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:21
21When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the creatures moved | בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם | bə·leḵ·tām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the wheels moved | יֵלֵ֔כוּ | yê·lê·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| when the creatures stood still | וּבְעָמְדָ֖ם | ū·ḇə·‘ā·mə·ḏām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| the wheels stood still | יַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּ | ya·‘ă·mō·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| and when the creatures rose | וּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞ם | ū·ḇə·hin·nā·śə·’ām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| from | מֵעַ֣ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the ground | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| the wheels | הָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ | hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H212 wheel |
| rose | יִנָּשְׂא֤וּ | yin·nā·śə·’ū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| alongside them | לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם | lə·‘um·mā·ṯām | Preposition-l; third person masculine plural | H5980 juxtaposition |
| because | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the spirit | ר֥וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of the living creatures | הַחַיָּ֖ה | ha·ḥay·yāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| was in the wheels | בָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ | bā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H212 wheel |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 10:17 · Ezekiel 1:19–20 · Romans 8:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.