Ezekiel 1:10

“And the likeness of their faces: the face of a human being, and the face of a lion on the right for the four of them, and the face of an ox on the left for the four of them, and the face of an eagle for the four of them.”
Ezekiel 1:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And the likenessוּדְמוּתof their faces:פְּנֵיהֶםthe faceפְּנֵיof a human being,אָדָםand the faceוּפְנֵיof a lionאַרְיֵהon the rightאֶל הַיָּמִיןfor the four of them,לְאַרְבַּעְתָּםand the faceוּפְנֵיof an oxשׁוֹרon the leftמֵהַשְּׂמֹאולfor the four of them,לְאַרְבַּעְתָּןand the faceוּפְנֵיof an eagleנֶשֶׁרfor the four of them.לְאַרְבַּעְתָּן

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Both texts describe faces of a lion, of a man, of a calf and of an eagle.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

דְמוּתdemutH1823ὅμοιονhomoionG3664“likeness”
אַרְיֵהaryeH738λέοντιleontiG3023“lion”
אָדָםadamH120ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444“human being, man; Adam”
נֶשֶׁרnesherH5404ἀετῷaetōiG105“eagle”

Ezekiel 1:10, word by word

And the likenessדְמוּתdemut

likeness

Likeness, resemblance; form, model; "like". It goes with "image": the human being was made to be like God in some way and to represent him, without being equal to him.

Where else “demut” appears

of their facesפְּנֵיpene

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “pene” appears

of a human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears

of a lionאַרְיֵהarye

lion

Lion.

Where else “arye” appears

on the rightיָּמִיןyamin

right side

The right side.

Where else “yamin” appears

for the four of themאַרְבַּעְתָּarbata

four

Four.

Where else “arbata” appears

of an oxשׁוֹרshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

Where else “shor” appears

on the leftשְּׂמֹאולsemovl

left

The side of the hand that is not the right.

Where else “semovl” appears

of an eagleנֶשֶׁרnesher

eagle, vulture

Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.

Where else “nesher” appears

The context

9their wings were joined one to another; they did not turn as they went; each went in the direction of its face.

10 · This verse (above)

11And such were their faces. And their wings were spread out upward; each had two joined to those of another, and two covering their bodies.

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