Ezekiel 10:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַרְבָּעָ֨ה אַרְבָּעָ֤ה פָנִים֙ לְאֶחָ֔ד וְאַרְבַּ֥ע כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְאֶחָ֑ד וּדְמוּת֙ יְדֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם תַּ֖חַת כַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

ʾarbāʿâ ʾarbāʿâ pānîm to-ʾeḥād and-ʾarbaʿ kənāpayim to-ʾeḥād and-dəmût yədê ʾādām taḥat kanpêhem.

Grammar Details

• *ʾarbāʿâ*: cardinal number - four
• *pānîm*: masculine plural noun - faces
• *ʾeḥād*: cardinal number - one
• *ʾarbaʿ*: cardinal number - four
• *kənāpayim*: feminine dual noun - wings
• *dəmût*: feminine singular construct - likeness of
• *yədê*: feminine dual construct - hands of
• *ʾādām*: masculine singular noun - man/human
• *taḥat*: preposition - under
• *kanpêhem*: feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their wings

Word Meanings

• *dəmût*: likeness/form/pattern/image
• *ʾādām*: man/human/mankind

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Every one had four faces, {H259} and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Euery one had foure faces, & euery one foure wynges, & vnder their winges, as it were mes hondes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Euery one had foure faces, and euery one foure wings, and the likenesse of mans hands was vnder their wings.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Euery one had foure faces, and euery one foure wynges, and vnder their wynges the likenesse of mens handes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their wings.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Four faces `are' to each, and four wings to each, and the likeness of the hands of man `is' under their wings.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Every one had four faces and every one had four wings; and hands like a man's hands were under their wings.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Each had four faces; each had four wings and the form of human hands under the wings.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 1:6 : 6 Each of them had four faces and four wings.
• Ezek 10:14 : 14 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.
• Ezek 41:18-19 : 18 It was decorated with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between each pair of cherubim. Each cherub had two faces. 19 One face of a human looked toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion looked toward the palm tree on the other side. These carvings were made all around the temple.
• 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.
• Ezek 1:8-9 : 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.