Ezekiel 1:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 1:22 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 →
וּדְמ֞וּת
dᵉmûwth
H1823
likeness
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָאשֵׁ֤י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַחַיָּה֙
chay
H2416
living
רָקִ֔יעַ
râqîyaʻ
H7549
firmament
כְּעֵ֖ין
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הַקֶּ֣רַח
qerach
H7140
frost
הַנּוֹרָ֑א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
נָט֥וּי
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם
rôʼsh
H7218
head
מִלְמָֽעְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched forth over their heads above.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Over the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an expansive dome; it looked like awe-inspiring crystal stretched out over their heads above.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).