And I looked,וָאֶרְאֶהand look,וְהִנֵּהonאֶלthe vaultהָרָקִיעַthat wasאֲשֶׁרoverעַלthe headרֹאשׁof the cherubim,הַכְּרֻבִיםlike a sapphireכְּ סַפִּירstone,אֶבֶןlike the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵהof the likenessדְּמוּתof a throne,כִּסֵּאsomething appearedנִרְאָהabove them.עֲלֵיהֶם
And he spokeוַיֹּאמֶרto the manאֶל הָאִישׁclothedלְבֻשׁin linen,הַבַּדִּיםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go inבֹּאbetweenאֶל בֵּינוֹתthe whirl,לַגַּלְגַּלunderאֶל תַּחַתthe cherub,לַכְּרוּבand fillוּמַלֵּאyour cupped handsחָפְנֶיךָwith coalsגַחֲלֵיof fireאֵשׁfrom betweenמִבֵּינוֹתthe cherubim,לַכְּרֻבִיםand scatter themוּזְרֹקover the city.”עַל הָעִירAnd he went inוַיָּבֹאbefore my eyes.לְעֵינָי
And the cherubimוְהַכְּרֻבִיםwere standingעֹמְדִיםon the right sideמִימִיןof the houseלַבַּיִתwhenבְּthe manהָאִישׁwent in,בֹאוֹand the cloudוְהֶעָנָןfilledמָלֵאthe innerהַפְּנִימִיתcourt.הֶחָצֵר
And the gloryוַ כְּבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהroseיָּרָםfrom uponמֵעַלthe cherubהַכְּרוּבto the thresholdעַל מִפְתַּןof the house,הַבָּיִתand the houseוַ הַבַּיִתwas filledיִּמָּלֵאwith the cloud,הֶעָנָןand the courtוְהֶחָצֵרwas fullמָלְאָהof the brightnessנֹגַהּof the gloryכְּבוֹדof YHWH.יְהוָה
And the soundוְקוֹלof the wingsכַּנְפֵיof the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִיםwas heardנִשְׁמַעas far asעַדthe outerהַחִיצֹנָהcourt,הֶחָצֵרlike the voiceכְּקוֹלof ElאֵלShaddaiשַׁדַּיwhen he speaks.בְּדַבְּרוֹ
And it came about,וַיְהִיwhen he commandedבְּצַוֺּתוֹthe manהָאִישׁclothedלְבֻשׁin linen,הַבַּדִּיםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Takeקַחfireאֵשׁfrom betweenמִבֵּינוֹתthe whirl,לַגַּלְגַּלfrom betweenמִבֵּינוֹתthe cherubim,”לַכְּרוּבִיםthat he went inוַיָּבֹאand stoodוַיַּעֲמֹדbesideאֵצֶלthe wheel.הָאוֹפָן
And the cherubוַ הַכְּרוּבstretched outיִּשְׁלַחhis handיָדוֹfrom betweenמִבֵּינוֹתthe cherubimלַכְּרוּבִיםto the fireאֶל הָאֵשׁthat wasאֲשֶׁרbetweenבֵּינוֹתthe cherubim,הַכְּרֻבִיםand lifted someוַיִּשָּׂאand put itוַיִּתֵּןinto the cupped handsאֶל חָפְנֵיof the one clothedלְבֻשׁin linen;הַבַּדִּיםand he took itוַיִּקַּחand went out.וַיֵּצֵא
And there appearedוַיֵּרָאin the cherubimלַכְּרֻבִיםthe formתַּבְנִיתof a humanאָדָםhandיַדunderתַּחַתtheir wings.כַּנְפֵיהֶם
And I looked,וָאֶרְאֶהand look,וְהִנֵּהfourאַרְבָּעָהwheelsאוֹפַנִּיםbesideאֵצֶלthe cherubim,הַכְּרוּבִיםoneאֶחָדwheelאוֹפַןbesideאֵצֶלoneאֶחָדcherub,הַכְּרוּבand anotherוְ אֶחָדwheelאוֹפַןbesideאֵצֶלanotherאֶחָדcherub;הַכְּרוּבand the appearanceוּמַרְאֵהof the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּיםwas like the gleamכְּעֵיןof a chrysoliteתַּרְשִׁישׁstone.אֶבֶן
And as for their appearance,וּמַרְאֵיהֶםthe four of themלְאַרְבַּעְתָּםhad oneאֶחָדlikeness,דְּמוּתas ifכַּאֲשֶׁרa wheelהָאוֹפַןwereיִהְיֶהwithinבְּתוֹךְa wheel.הָאוֹפָן
When they went,בְּלֶכְתָּםtowardאֶלany of their fourאַרְבַּעַת הֶםsidesרִבְעֵיthey went;יֵלֵכוּthey did notלֹאturnיִסַּבּוּas they went;בְּלֶכְתָּםforכִּיto the placeהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁרthe headהָרֹאשׁturned,יִפְנֶהafter itאַחֲרָיוthey went;יֵלֵכוּthey did notלֹאturnיִסַּבּוּas they went.בְּלֶכְתָּם
And allוְכָלtheir flesh,בְּשָׂרָםand their backs,וְגַבֵּהֶםand their hands,וִידֵיהֶםand their wings,וְכַנְפֵיהֶםand the wheelsוְהָאוֹפַנִּיםwere fullמְלֵאִיםof eyesעֵינַיִםall around;סָבִיבthe four of themלְאַרְבַּעְתָּםhad their wheels.אוֹפַנֵּיהֶם
As for the wheels,לָאוֹפַנִּיםthey were calledלָהֶם קוֹרָא“the whirl”הַגַּלְגַּלin my ears.בְּאָזְנָי
And each hadוְ לְאֶחָדfourאַרְבָּעָהfaces:פָנִיםthe faceפְּנֵיof the firstהָאֶחָדwas the faceפְּנֵיof a cherub,הַכְּרוּבand the faceוּפְנֵיof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיthe faceפְּנֵיof a human being,אָדָםand the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁיthe faceפְּנֵיof a lion,אַרְיֵהand the fourthוְהָרְבִיעִיthe faceפְּנֵיof an eagle.נָשֶׁר
And the cherubimוַ הַכְּרוּבִיםrose up;יֵּרֹמּוּthatהִיאwas the living creatureהַחַיָּהthatאֲשֶׁרI sawרָאִיתִיby the riverבִּנְהַרChebar.כְּבָר
And whenוּבְthe cherubimהַכְּרוּבִיםwent,לֶכֶתthe wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּיםwentיֵלְכוּbeside them;אֶצְלָםand whenוּבִthe cherubimהַכְּרוּבִיםliftedשְׂאֵתtheir wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶםto riseלָרוּםfromמֵעַלthe earth,הָאָרֶץthe wheels,הָאוֹפַנִּיםthey too,גַּם הֵםdid notלֹאturnיִסַּבּוּfrom beside them.מֵאֶצְלָם
When they stood still,בְּעָמְדָםthey stood still;יַעֲמֹדוּand when they rose,וּבְרוֹמָםthey roseיֵרוֹמּוּwith them,אוֹתָםforכִּיthe spiritרוּחַof the living creatureהַחַיָּהwas in them.בָּהֶם
And the gloryוַ כְּבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהwent outיֵּצֵאfrom uponמֵעַלthe thresholdמִפְתַּןof the houseהַבָּיִתand stoodוַיַּעֲמֹדoverעַלthe cherubim.הַכְּרוּבִים
And the cherubimוַ הַכְּרוּבִיםliftedיִּשְׂאוּtheir wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶםand roseוַיֵּרוֹמּוּfromמִןthe earthהָאָרֶץbefore my eyesלְעֵינַיas they went out,בְּצֵאתָםand the wheelsוְהָאוֹפַנִּיםalongside them;לְעֻמָּתָםand it stoodוַיַּעֲמֹדat the entranceפֶּתַחof the easternהַקַּדְמוֹנִיgateשַׁעַרof the houseבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהand the gloryוּכְבוֹדof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwas over themעֲלֵיהֶםabove.מִלְמָעְלָה
Thatהִיאwas the living creatureהַחַיָּהthatאֲשֶׁרI sawרָאִיתִיbeneathתַּחַתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלby the riverבִּנְהַרChebar;כְּבָרand I knewוָאֵדַעthatכִּיtheyהֵמָּהwere cherubim.כְרוּבִים
Each hadלְאֶחָדfourאַרְבָּעָהfacesפָנִיםapiece,אַרְבָּעָהand eachוְ לְאֶחָדfourאַרְבַּעwings,כְּנָפַיִםand the likenessוּדְמוּתof humanאָדָםhandsיְדֵיunderתַּחַתtheir wings.כַּנְפֵיהֶם
And the likenessוּדְמוּתof their faces:פְּנֵיהֶםthey wereהֵמָּהthe facesהַפָּנִיםthatאֲשֶׁרI sawרָאִיתִיby the riverעַל נְהַרChebar,כְּבָרtheir appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶםand they themselves;וְאוֹתָםeachאִישׁwentיֵלֵכוּin the directionאֶל עֵבֶרof its face.פָּנָיו