Ezekiel 1:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 1:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּדְמ֨וּת
dᵉmûwth
H1823
likeness
הַחַיּ֜וֹת
chay
H2416
living
מַרְאֵיהֶ֣ם
marʼeh
H4758
sight
כְּגַחֲלֵי
gechel
H1513
coal
אֵ֗שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
בֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים
lappîyd
H3940
torch
הִ֕יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶת
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בֵּ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַחַיּ֑וֹת
chay
H2416
living
וְנֹ֣גַהּ
nôgahh
H5051
brightness
לָאֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וּמִן
min
H4480
from
הָאֵ֖שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
יוֹצֵ֥א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
בָרָֽק
bârâq
H1300
lightning
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World English Bible Public Domain
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: [the fire] went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
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King James Version Public Domain
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches; bright fire also moved about among the creatures, and there were flashes of lightning.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).