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
Ezekiel 10:4
Study it in the app“And the glory of YHWH rose from upon the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 10:4, word by word
- And the gloryכְּבוֹדkevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevod” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- roseיָּרָםyaram
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “yaram” appears- the cherubכְּרוּבkeruv
cherub
Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.
Where else “keruv” appears- to the thresholdמִפְתַּןmiftan
threshold
Threshold: the stone or wooden piece on the floor of a doorway.
Where else “miftan” appears- of the houseבָּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears- was filledיִּמָּלֵאyimale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “yimale” appears- with the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- and the courtחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- of the brightnessנֹגַהּnogah
brightness
Brightness, shining: the light of fire, of dawn, of the sun, or of the presence of God.
Where else “nogah” appears
The context
3And the cherubim were standing on the right side of the house when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.
4 · This verse (above)
5And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of El Shaddai when he speaks.