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And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. (KJV)
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וַיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it came
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:25 word 1
ק֕וֹלKola sound
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:25 word 2
מֵעַ֕לme.'Al<from> above
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 1:25 word 3
לָרָקִ֖יעַla.ra.Ki.a'<to> the expanse
Lemma: רָקִיעַ (ra.qi.a) · Strong's: H7549
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: expanse
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:25 word 4
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:25 word 5
עַל\־'al-[was] above
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 1:25 word 6
רֹאשָׁ֑םro.Shamhead their
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:25 word 7
בְּעָמְדָ֖םbe.'a.me.Damwhen 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 1:25 word 8
תְּרַפֶּ֥ינָהte.ra.Pei.nahthey let drop
Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVpi3fp)
Meaning: to slacken
Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:25 word 9
כַנְפֵיהֶֽן\׃khan.fei.Henwings their
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:25 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And there came | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a voice | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| from above | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the expanse | → | רָקִיעַ H7549 expanse |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their heads | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| as they stood still | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| with their wings | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| lowered | → | רָפָה H7503 to slacken |
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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