Ezekiel 10:6

“And it came about, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from between the whirl, from between the cherubim,” that he went in and stood beside the wheel.”

Ezekiel 10:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 10:6, word by word

And it came aboutיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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when he commandedצַוֺּתtsavot

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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clothedלְבֻשׁlevush

put on

To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.

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in linenבַּדִּיםbadim

linen

Linen; white linen cloth, and garments made of it.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Takeקַחkach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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the whirlגַּלְגַּלgalgal

whirlwind

Something that whirls, like a whirlwind.

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the cherubimכְּרוּבִיםkeruvim

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.

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that he went inיָּבֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

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and stoodיַּעֲמֹדyaamod

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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besideאֵצֶלetsel

beside

Beside, next to.

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the wheelאוֹפָןofan

wheel

Wheel.

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The context

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.

6 · This verse (above)

7And the cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and lifted some and put it into the cupped hands of the one clothed in linen; and he took it and went out.

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