Ezekiel 1:8New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Under their wings on their four sides [were] human hands. As for the faces and wings of the four of them,
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And [they had] the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they four had their faces and their wings [thus];
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings [thus]:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And [they had] the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and, the hands of a man! were under their wings, on their four, sides,—and, their faces and their wings, belonged to the four of them:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and hands of man under their wings—on their four sides, and their faces and their wings—[are] to them four;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they had faces, and wings on the four sides,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And the handes of a man came out from vnder their wings in the foure parts of them, & they foure had their faces, and their wings.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And they had the handes of a man vnder their wings on their foure sides, and they foure [had] their faces and their wings.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And they had human hands under their wings on their four sides; and their faces and their wings were on their four sides.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And the hand of a man was under their wings on their four sides.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And [they had] the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. |
And [ they had] the hands
3027 {3027} Primeיָדyad{yawd}
A primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote.
of a man
120 {0120} Primeאָדָם'adam{aw-dawm'}
From H0119; ruddy, that is, a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.).
under
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
x8478 (8478) Complementתַּחַתtachath{takh'-ath}
From the same as H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
their wings
3671 {3671} Primeכָּנָףkanaph{kaw-nawf'}
From H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle.
on
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
their four
702 {0702} Primeאַרְבַּע'arba`{ar-bah'}
The second form is the masculine form; from H7251; four.
sides;
7253 {7253} Primeרֶבַעreba`{reh'-bah}
From H7251; a fourth (part or side).
and they four
702 {0702} Primeאַרְבַּע'arba`{ar-bah'}
The second form is the masculine form; from H7251; four.
had their faces
6440 {6440} Primeפָּנִיםpaniym{paw-neem'}
Plural (but always used as a singular) of an unused noun ( פָּנֶה paneh, {paw-neh'}; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before, etc.).
and their wings.
3671 {3671} Primeכָּנָףkanaph{kaw-nawf'}
From H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle. |
Ezekiel 1:8
_ _ The hands of each were the hands of a man. The hand is the symbol of active power, guided by skillfulness (Psalms 78:72).
_ _ under their wings — signifying their operations are hidden from our too curious prying; and as the “wings” signify something more than human, namely, the secret prompting of God, it is also implied that they are moved by it and not by their own power, so that they do nothing at random, but all with divine wisdom.
_ _ they four had ... faces and ... wings — He returns to what he had stated already in Ezekiel 1:6; this gives a reason why they had hands on their four sides, namely, because they had faces and wings on the four sides. They moved whithersoever they would, not by active energy merely, but also by knowledge (expressed by their faces) and divine guidance (expressed by their “wings”). |
Ezekiel 1:8
Under — Their power and manner of exerting it is secret and invisible. Sides — On each side of the chariot one of these living creatures flood, and so on each side hands were ready to act as they were moved. They four — It is doubled to confirm the truth and certainty of the thing. |
Ezekiel 8:3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where [ was] the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
Ezekiel 10:2 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, [ even] under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter [ them] over the city. And he went in in my sight.
Ezekiel 10:7- 8 And [ one] cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that [ was] between the cherubims, and took [ thereof], and put [ it] into the hands of [ him that was] clothed with linen: who took [ it], and went out. ... And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.
Ezekiel 10:18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.
Ezekiel 10:21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man [ was] under their wings.
Isaiah 6:6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, [which] he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
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