Ezekiel 1:17 Go deeper

When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went. (KJV)

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עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:17 word 1

אַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'at[the] four

Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: four

Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:17 word 2

רִבְעֵיהֶ֖ןriv.'ei.Hensides their

Lemma: רֶ֫בַע (re.va) · Strong's: H7253

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: fourth

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 29:40, 1 Samuel 9:8, Ezekiel 1:8, Ezekiel 10:11, Ezekiel 43:16, Ezekiel 43:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7253; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:17 word 3

בְּלֶכְתָּ֣םbe.lekh.Tamwhen moved they

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:17 word 4

יֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuthey moved

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:17 word 5

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:17 word 6

יִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buthey turned

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to turn: turn

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:17 word 7

בְּלֶכְתָּֽן\׃be.lekh.Tanwhen moved they

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:17 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

As they moved	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
they went	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
in	→	עַל H5921A upon
any of the four	→	אַרְבַּע H0702 four
directions	→	רֶ֫בַע H7253 fourth
without	→	לֹא H3808 not
pivoting	→	סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn
as they moved	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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