Ezekiel
Ezekiel 10:20
20These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | הִ֣יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| were the living creatures | הַחַיָּ֗ה | ha·ḥay·yāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| I had seen | רָאִ֛יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| beneath | תַּ֥חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵֽי־ | ’ĕ·lō·hê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| by the River | בִּֽנְהַר־ | bin·har- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5104 stream, river |
| Kebar | כְּבָ֑ר | kə·ḇār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3529 Kebar |
| and I knew | וָאֵדַ֕ע | wā·’ê·ḏa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵֽמָּה׃ | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were cherubim | כְרוּבִ֖ים | ḵə·rū·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3742 cherub |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.