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When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. (KJV)
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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 1:21 word 1
יֵלֵ֔כוּye.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 1:21 word 2
וּבְעָמְדָ֖םu.ve.'a.me.Damand when stood still they
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 3
יַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duthey stood still
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 4
וּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞םu.ve.hi.na.se.'Amand when were lifted up they
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to lift: raise
Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 5
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom 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 1:21 word 6
הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe ground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 7
יִנָּשְׂא֤וּyi.na.se.'Uthey were lifted up
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to lift: raise
Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 8
הָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ha.'o.fa.Nimthe wheels
Lemma: אוֹפָן (o.phan) · Strong's: H0212
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wheel
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 14:25, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33, Proverbs 20:26, Isaiah 28:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0212; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 9
לְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.Tam<to> close by them
Lemma: עֻמָּה (um.mah) · Strong's: H5980
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: close
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:20, Leviticus 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5980; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 10
כִּ֛יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 11
ר֥וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit of
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spirit
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 12
הַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.Yahthe living creature
Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: living thing
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 13
בָּאוֹפַנִּֽים\׃ba.'o.fa.Nim[was] in the wheels
Lemma: אוֹפָן (o.phan) · Strong's: H0212
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wheel
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 14:25, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33, Proverbs 20:26, Isaiah 28:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0212; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:21 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the creatures moved | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| the wheels moved | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| when the creatures stood still | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| the wheels stood still | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| and when the creatures rose | → | נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise |
| from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| the wheels | → | אוֹפָן H0212 wheel |
| rose | → | נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise |
| alongside them | → | עֻמָּה H5980 close |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the spirit | → | רוּחַ H7307G spirit |
| of the living creatures | → | חַיָּה H2416C living thing |
| was in the wheels | → | אוֹפָן H0212 wheel |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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