Ezekiel 10:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Each cherub had four faces: one was the face of a cherub, the second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה פָנִ֖ים לְאֶחָ֑ד פְּנֵ֨י הָאֶחָ֜ד פְּנֵ֣י הַכְּר֗וּב וּפְנֵ֤י הַשֵּׁנִי֙ פְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ פְּנֵ֣י אַרְיֵ֔ה וְהָרְבִיעִ֖י פְּנֵי־נָֽשֶׁר׃

Transliteration

And-ʾarbāʿâ pānîm to-ʾeḥād pənê the-ʾeḥād pənê the-kərûb and-pənê the-šēnî pənê ʾādām and-the-šəlîšî pənê ʾaryēh and-the-rəbîʿî pənê-nāšer.

Grammar Details

• *ʾarbāʿâ*: cardinal number - four
• *pānîm*: masculine plural noun - faces
• *ʾeḥād*: cardinal number - one
• *pənê*: masculine plural construct - faces of
• *kərûb*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the cherub
• *šēnî*: ordinal number with definite article - the second
• *ʾādām*: masculine singular noun - man/human
• *šəlîšî*: ordinal number with definite article - the third
• *ʾaryēh*: masculine singular noun - lion
• *rəbîʿî*: ordinal number with definite article - the fourth
• *nāšer*: masculine singular noun - eagle

Word Meanings

• *pānîm*: faces/presence/surface
• *ʾādām*: man/human/mankind
• *nāšer*: eagle/vulture

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Euery one of them had foure faces: so that the one face was the face of a Cherub, the seconde of a man, the thirde of a lyon, the fourth of an Aegle,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And euery beast had foure faces: the first face was the face of a Cherub, & the second face was the face of a man, and the thirde the face of a lyon, and the fourth the face of an Egle.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Euery one of them had foure faces, so that the face of the first was the face of a Cherub, and the face of the seconde the face of a man, and of the thirde the face of a lion, and of the fourth the face of an egle.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And every one had four faces: the first face [was] the face of a cherub, and the second face [was] the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And four faces `are' to each; the face of the one `is' the face of the cherub, and the face of the second the face of man, and of the third the face of a lion, and of the fourth the face of an eagle.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a winged one, and the second was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Each of the cherubim had four faces: The first was the face of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 7:36 : 36 He adorned the panels of the stand and its frames with engravings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees according to the space on each, with wreaths surrounding them.
• Rev 4:7 : 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like an ox, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
• 1 Kgs 7:29 : 29 On the panels between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
• Ezek 10:21 : 21 Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands.
• Ezek 1:6-9 : 6 Each of them had four faces and four wings. 7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of a calf’s foot, gleaming like polished bronze. 8 Under their wings on their four sides were human hands. All four of them had faces and wings. 9 Their wings touched one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead. 10 Their faces had this appearance: Each of the four had the face of a human, on the right side the face of a lion, on the left side the face of an ox, and each also had the face of an eagle.