Ezekiel 10:14

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 On the plates of its ledges and on its borders, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the open space on each, with wreaths all around.
• Rev 4:7 : 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, 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 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a base above, and beneath the lions and oxen were additions of thin work.
• Ezek 10:21 : 21 Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
• Ezek 1:6-9 : 6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the color of burnished brass. 8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings. 9 Their wings were joined to one another; they turned not when they went; they each went straight forward. 10 As for the likeness of their faces, the four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side; and the four had the face of an ox on the left side; the four also had the face of an eagle.