Ezekiel 1:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 1:16 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 →
מַרְאֵ֨ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
הָאוֹפַנִּ֤ים
ʼôwphân
H212
wheel
וּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙
maʻăseh
H4639
work
כְּעֵ֣ין
ʻayin
H5869
eye
תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ
tarshîysh
H8658
precious stone
וּדְמ֥וּת
dᵉmûwth
H1823
likeness
אֶחָ֖ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ן
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
וּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙
marʼeh
H4758
sight
וּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם
maʻăseh
H4639
work
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָאוֹפַ֖ן
ʼôwphân
H212
wheel
בְּת֥וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הָאוֹפָֽן
ʼôwphân
H212
wheel
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World English Bible Public Domain
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
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King James Version Public Domain
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: Each wheel was like beryl, and the four had the same likeness; their appearance and structure was like a wheel intersecting another wheel.
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