Ezekiel 1:5

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{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.1.5", "source": "וּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּ דְּמ֖וּת אַרְבַּ֣ע חַיּ֑וֹת וְזֶה֙ מַרְאֵֽיהֶ֔ן דְּמ֥וּת אָדָ֖ם לָהֵֽנָּה׃", "text": "*û-mittôkāh dəmût ʾarbaʿ ḥayyôt wə-zeh marʾêhen dəmût ʾādām lāhēnnâ*", "grammar": { "*û-mittôkāh*": "conjunction + preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and from its midst", "*dəmût*": "feminine singular construct - likeness/form of", "*ʾarbaʿ*": "cardinal number - four", "*ḥayyôt*": "feminine plural noun - living creatures/beings", "*wə-zeh*": "conjunction + demonstrative pronoun - and this [was]", "*marʾêhen*": "masculine singular construct + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their appearance", "*dəmût ʾādām*": "feminine singular construct + masculine singular noun - likeness of a human/man", "*lāhēnnâ*": "preposition + 3rd feminine plural suffix - to/for them" }, "variants": { "*dəmût*": "likeness/form/shape/resemblance", "*ḥayyôt*": "living creatures/living beings/animals" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּ דְּמ֖וּת אַרְבַּ֣ע חַיּ֑וֹת וְזֶה֙ מַרְאֵֽיהֶ֔ן דְּמ֥וּת אָדָ֖ם לָהֵֽנָּה׃

Transliteration

û-mittôkāh dəmût ʾarbaʿ ḥayyôt wə-zeh marʾêhen dəmût ʾādām lāhēnnâ

Grammar Details

• *û-mittôkāh*: conjunction + preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and from its midst
• *dəmût*: feminine singular construct - likeness/form of
• *ʾarbaʿ*: cardinal number - four
• *ḥayyôt*: feminine plural noun - living creatures/beings
• *wə-zeh*: conjunction + demonstrative pronoun - and this [was]
• *marʾêhen*: masculine singular construct + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their appearance
• *dəmût ʾādām*: feminine singular construct + masculine singular noun - likeness of a human/man
• *lāhēnnâ*: preposition + 3rd feminine plural suffix - to/for them

Word Meanings

• *dəmût*: likeness/form/shape/resemblance
• *ḥayyôt*: living creatures/living beings/animals

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  From its center came the likeness of four living creatures, and this was their appearance: they had a human-like form.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Also out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And out of the midst{H8432} thereof came the likeness{H1823} of four{H702} living creatures.{H2416} And this was their appearance:{H4758} they{H2007} had the likeness{H1823} of a man.{H120}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Also out of the midst{H8432} thereof came the likeness{H1823} of four{H702} living creatures{H2416}. And this was their appearance{H4758}; they{H2007} had the likeness{H1823} of a man{H120}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and as it were the licknesse of foure beastes, which were fashioned like a man: sauynge,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also out of the middes therof came the likenesse of foure beastes, and this was their forme: they had the appearance of a man.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And out of the middes therof, the likenesse of foure beastes appeared and this was their fourme, they had the likenesse of a man.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Also out of the midst thereof [came] the likeness of four living creatures. And this [was] their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Out of the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And out of its midst `is' a likeness of four living creatures, and this `is' their appearance; a likeness of man `is' to them,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And in the heart of it were the forms of four living beings. And this was what they were like; they had the form of a man.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In the fire were what looked like four living beings. In their appearance they had human form,

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 1:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.1.26", "source": "וּמִמַּ֗עַל לָרָקִ֙יעַ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔ם כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה אֶֽבֶן־סַפִּ֖יר דְּמ֣וּת כִּסֵּ֑א וְעַל֙ דְּמ֣וּת הַכִּסֵּ֔א דְּמ֞וּת כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה אָדָ֛ם עָלָ֖יו מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃", "text": "*û-mimmaʿal lā-rāqîaʿ ʾăšer ʿal-rōʾšām kə-marʾêh ʾeben-sappîr dəmût kissēʾ wə-ʿal dəmût ha-kissēʾ dəmût kə-marʾêh ʾādām ʿālāw milmāʿəlâ*", "grammar": { "*û-mimmaʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and from above", "*lā-rāqîaʿ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - the firmament/expanse", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿal-rōʾšām*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - [was] over their heads", "*kə-marʾêh*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - like appearance of", "*ʾeben-sappîr*": "feminine singular construct + masculine singular noun - stone of sapphire", "*dəmût*": "feminine singular construct - likeness of", "*kissēʾ*": "masculine singular noun - throne", "*wə-ʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and upon", "*dəmût*": "feminine singular construct - likeness of", "*ha-kissēʾ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the throne", "*dəmût*": "feminine singular construct - likeness", "*kə-marʾêh*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - like appearance of", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - human/man", "*ʿālāw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it", "*milmāʿəlâ*": "preposition + adverb - from above/upward" }, "variants": { "*sappîr*": "sapphire/lapis lazuli/blue stone", "*dəmût*": "likeness/form/shape/resemblance" } }
• Rev 4:6-8 : 6 { "verseID": "Revelation.4.6", "source": "Καὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου θάλασσα ὑαλίνη ὁμοία κρυστάλλῳ: καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου, καὶ κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου, τέσσαρα ζῶα γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν.", "text": "And *enōpion* the *thronou thalassa hyalinē homoia krystallō*: and in *mesō* the *thronou*, and *kyklō* the *thronou*, *tessara zōa gemonta ophthalmōn emprosthen* and *opisthen*.", "grammar": { "*enōpion*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of", "*thronou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - throne", "*thalassa*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - sea", "*hyalinē*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - glassy", "*homoia*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - like/similar", "*krystallō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - crystal", "*mesō*": "adjective used as noun, dative, neuter, singular - midst/middle", "*kyklō*": "adverb - around/in a circle", "*tessara*": "numeral, nominative, neuter - four", "*zōa*": "noun, nominative, neuter, plural - living creatures", "*gemonta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - being full", "*ophthalmōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - eyes", "*emprosthen*": "adverb - in front/before", "*opisthen*": "adverb - behind/in back" }, "variants": { "*enōpion*": "before/in front of/in the presence of", "*thalassa*": "sea/large body of water", "*hyalinē*": "glassy/transparent/like glass", "*homoia*": "like/similar to/resembling", "*krystallō*": "crystal/ice", "*mesō*": "midst/middle/center", "*kyklō*": "around/encircling/surrounding", "*zōa*": "living creatures/living beings/animals", "*gemonta*": "being full/filled with/covered with", "*ophthalmōn*": "eyes", "*emprosthen*": "in front/before/on the front side", "*opisthen*": "behind/in back/on the back side" } } 7 { "verseID": "Revelation.4.7", "source": "Καὶ τὸ ζῶον τὸ πρῶτον ὅμοιον λέοντι, καὶ τὸ δεύτερον ζῶον ὅμοιον μόσχῳ, καὶ τὸ τρίτον ζῶον ἔχον τὸ πρόσωπον ὡς ἄνθρωπος, καὶ τὸ τέταρτον ζῶον ὅμοιον ἀετῷ πετομένῳ.", "text": "And the *zōon* the *prōton homoion leonti*, and the *deuteron zōon homoion moschō*, and the *triton zōon echon* the *prosōpon hōs anthrōpos*, and the *tetarton zōon homoion aetō petomenō*.", "grammar": { "*zōon*": "noun, nominative, neuter, singular - living creature", "*prōton*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - first", "*homoion*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - like/similar", "*leonti*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - lion", "*deuteron*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - second", "*moschō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - calf/young bull", "*triton*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - third", "*echon*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having", "*prosōpon*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - face", "*hōs*": "comparative particle - as/like", "*anthrōpos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - human/man", "*tetarton*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - fourth", "*aetō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - eagle", "*petomenō*": "present middle participle, dative, masculine, singular - flying" }, "variants": { "*zōon*": "living creature/living being/animal", "*prōton*": "first/foremost/primary", "*homoion*": "like/similar to/resembling", "*leonti*": "lion", "*deuteron*": "second/next", "*moschō*": "calf/young bull/ox", "*triton*": "third", "*echon*": "having/possessing", "*prosōpon*": "face/countenance/appearance", "*hōs*": "as/like/similar to", "*anthrōpos*": "human/man/person", "*tetarton*": "fourth", "*aetō*": "eagle/bird of prey", "*petomenō*": "flying/in flight" } } 8 { "verseID": "Revelation.4.8", "source": "Καὶ τέσσαρα ζῶα ἓν καθʼ ἓν αὐτῶν ἔχον ἀνὰ πτέρυγας ἕξ κυκλόθεν· καὶ ἔσωθεν γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν: καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς, λέγοντα, Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος, Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Παντοκράτωρ, ὁ ἦν, καὶ ὁ ὢν, καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος.", "text": "And *tessara zōa hen kath' hen autōn echon ana pterygas hex kyklothen*; and *esōthen gemonta ophthalmōn*: and *anapausin ouk echousin hēmeras* and *nyktos*, *legonta*, *Hagios, hagios, hagios, Kyrios* the *Theos* the *Pantokratōr*, the one who *ēn*, and the one who *ōn*, and the one who *erchomenos*.", "grammar": { "*tessara*": "numeral, nominative, neuter - four", "*zōa*": "noun, nominative, neuter, plural - living creatures", "*hen*": "numeral, nominative, neuter, singular - one", "*kath'*": "preposition with accusative - according to", "*hen*": "numeral, accusative, neuter, singular - one", "*autōn*": "pronoun, genitive, neuter, plural - of them", "*echon*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having", "*ana*": "distributive preposition - each/apiece", "*pterygas*": "noun, accusative, feminine, plural - wings", "*hex*": "numeral - six", "*kyklothen*": "adverb - around/round about", "*esōthen*": "adverb - within/inside", "*gemonta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - being full", "*ophthalmōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - eyes", "*anapausin*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - rest", "*ouk*": "negation particle - not", "*echousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they have", "*hēmeras*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - day", "*nyktos*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - night", "*legonta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - saying", "*Hagios*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - holy", "*Kyrios*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*Pantokratōr*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Almighty", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*ōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being/is", "*erchomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - coming" }, "variants": { "*hen kath' hen*": "one by one/each one/individually", "*echon*": "having/possessing/with", "*ana*": "each/apiece/distributively", "*pterygas*": "wings", "*kyklothen*": "around/surrounding/on all sides", "*esōthen*": "within/inside/internally", "*gemonta*": "being full/filled with/covered with", "*ophthalmōn*": "eyes", "*anapausin*": "rest/cessation/break", "*echousin*": "they have/possess/hold", "*hēmeras*": "of day/during day", "*nyktos*": "of night/during night", "*legonta*": "saying/speaking/declaring", "*Hagios*": "holy/set apart/sacred", "*Kyrios*": "Lord/Master/Ruler", "*Theos*": "God/Deity", "*Pantokratōr*": "Almighty/All-powerful/Omnipotent", "*ēn*": "was/existed", "*ōn*": "being/existing/is", "*erchomenos*": "coming/is to come/will come" } }
• Rev 6:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Revelation.6.6", "source": "Καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν τεσσάρων ζώων λέγουσαν, Χοῖνιξ σίτου δηναρίου, καὶ τρεῖς χοίνικες κριθῆς δηναρίου· καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον καὶ τὸν οἶνον μὴ ἀδικήσῃς.", "text": "And *ēkousa* *phōnēn* in *mesō* of the four *zōōn* *legousan*, *Choinix* of *sitou* *dēnariou*, and three *choinikes* of *krithēs* *dēnariou*; and the *elaion* and the *oinon* not *adikēsēs*.", "grammar": { "*ēkousa*": "aorist, 1st person singular - heard [point in time]", "*phōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - voice/sound", "*mesō*": "dative, neuter, singular - middle/midst", "*zōōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - living creatures", "*legousan*": "present participle, accusative, feminine, singular - saying", "*Choinix*": "nominative, feminine, singular - quart measure [~1.1 liters]", "*sitou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of wheat", "*dēnariou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of a denarius [day's wage]", "*choinikes*": "nominative, feminine, plural - quart measures", "*krithēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of barley", "*elaion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - oil", "*oinon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - wine", "*adikēsēs*": "aorist subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you should harm/damage" }, "variants": { "*phōnēn*": "voice/sound/noise", "*mesō*": "midst/middle/among", "*zōōn*": "living creatures/living beings/animals", "*Choinix*": "quart measure/dry measure [ancient Greek unit]", "*sitou*": "wheat/grain", "*dēnariou*": "denarius/day's wage", "*krithēs*": "barley/coarse grain", "*elaion*": "olive oil/oil", "*oinon*": "wine/fermented grape juice", "*adikēsēs*": "harm/damage/wrong/injure" } }