Ezekiel 1:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 1:27 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 →
וָאֵ֣רֶא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כְּעֵ֣ין
ʻayin
H5869
eye
חַשְׁמַ֗ל
chashmal
H2830
amber
כְּמַרְאֵה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
אֵ֤שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
בֵּֽית
bayith
H1004
house
לָהּ֙
סָבִ֔יב
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
מָתְנָ֖יו
môthen
H4975
loins
וּלְמָ֑עְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
וּמִמַּרְאֵ֤ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
מָתְנָיו֙
môthen
H4975
loins
וּלְמַ֔טָּה
maṭṭâh
H4295
downwards
רָאִ֨יתִי֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כְּמַרְאֵה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
אֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וְנֹ֥גַֽהּ
nôgahh
H5051
brightness
ל֖וֹ
סָבִֽיב
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
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World English Bible Public Domain
I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I saw a figure with the appearance of glowing metal with fire in it from the appearance of his hips up; I saw from the appearance of his hips downward the appearance of fire and brightness all around.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).