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Ezekiel 10:21

Euery one had foure faces, and euery one foure wynges, and vnder their wynges the likenesse of mens handes.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Throne;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Cherub, Cherubim;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Living Creatures;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cherubim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Cherub;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Living Creature;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Angelology;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the likeness of human hands.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Euery one had foure faces, and euery one foure wings, and the likenesse of mans hands was vnder their wings.
Christian Standard Bible®
Each had four faces and each had four wings, with what looked something like human hands under their wings.
Hebrew Names Version
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Darby Translation
Each one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Easy-to-Read Version
Each living being had four faces, four wings, and something that looked like human arms under their wings.
Amplified Bible
Each one had four faces and each one had four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.
American Standard Version
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Berean Standard Bible
Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.
Contemporary English Version
They had four wings with hands beneath them, and they had the same four faces as those near the River. Each creature moved straight ahead without turning.
Complete Jewish Bible
Each of the four had four faces, and each had four wings, and what looked like a man's hands was under their wings.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
King James Version (1611)
Euery one had foure faces a piece, and euery one foure wings, and the likenesse of the handes of a man was vnder their wings.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Each one had four faces, and each one had eight wings; and under their wings was the likeness of men’s hands.
English Revised Version
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Lexham English Bible
Each one had four faces, and there were four wings for each, and the likeness of human hands was under their wings.
Literal Translation
Four, even four faces are to each, and four wings to each. And the form of a man's hands was under their wings.
New Century Version
Each one had four faces and four wings, and under their wings were things that looked like human hands.
New English Translation
Each had four faces; each had four wings and the form of human hands under the wings.
New King James Version
Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
New Living Translation
for each had four faces and four wings and what looked like human hands under their wings.
New Life Bible
Each one had four faces and four wings, and under their wings were what looked like human hands.
New Revised Standard
Each had four faces, each four wings, and underneath their wings something like human hands.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Four faces severally, had each one, and four wings, had each one, - and the likeness of the hands of a man, was under their wings.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings: and the likeness of a man’s hand was under their wings.
George Lamsa Translation
Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of a mans hand was under their wings.
Good News Translation
Each of them had four faces, four wings, and what looked like a human hand under each wing.
New American Standard Bible
Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.
Webster's Bible Translation
Every one had four faces each, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their wings.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
foure faces weren to oon, and foure wyngys weren to oon; and the licnesse of the hond of a man was vndur the wyngis of tho.
Young's Literal Translation
Four faces [are] to each, and four wings to each, and the likeness of the hands of man [is] under their wings.
World English Bible
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Revised Standard Version
Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the semblance of human hands.
Update Bible Version
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of man was under their wings.
Bible in Basic English
Every one had four faces and every one had four wings; and hands like a man's hands were under their wings.
King James Version
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Euery one had foure faces, & euery one foure wynges, & vnder their winges, as it were mes hondes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.
Legacy Standard Bible
Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and beneath their wings was the likeness of human hands.

Contextual Overview

8 And vnder the wynges of the Cherubims there appeared the likenesse of a mans hande. 9 I loked also, and behold foure wheeles beside the Cherubims, one wheele by one Cherub, and another by another Cherub, and the wheeles were to loke vpon after the fashion of the precious stone Tharsis. 10 As touchyng their appearaunce (they were all foure of one fashion) as yf one wheele had ben in another. 11 When they went foorth, they went vpon their foure sides, not turnyng backe in their goyng: for which way the [head of the] first loked, after it they went, so that they turned not backe in their goyng. 12 And their whole bodyes, their backes, their handes, and wynges, yea and the wheeles also were full of eyes rounde about the foure wheeles. 13 And to the wheeles, he cryed to them in my hearyng, O wheele, 14 Euery one of them had foure faces, so that the face of the first was the face of a Cherub, and the face of the seconde the face of a man, and of the thirde the face of a lion, and of the fourth the face of an egle. 15 And the Cherubims were lyfted vp: This is the beast that I sawe at the water of Chebar. 16 Nowe when the Cherubims went, the wheeles went by them: and when the Cherubims lyft vp their wynges to mount vp from the earth, the same wheeles also turned not from besides them. 17 Shortly when they stoode, these stoode also, and when they were lifted vp, the wheeles lift vp them selues also with them: for the spirite of the beast was in the wheeles.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

had four: Ezekiel 10:14, Ezekiel 1:8-10, Ezekiel 41:18, Ezekiel 41:19, Revelation 4:7

and the: Ezekiel 10:8

Reciprocal: Isaiah 6:2 - wings Ezekiel 1:6 - And every one had four faces Revelation 4:8 - six

Cross-References

Genesis 10:10
The begynnyng of his kingdome was Babel, and Erech, & Arab, and Calueh, in the lande of Sinar.
Genesis 10:26
Iactan begat Almodad, and Saleph, Hazarmaueth, and Ierah,
Numbers 24:24
The shippes also shall come out of the coast of Chittim, and subdue Assur, and subdue Eber, and he hym selfe shall perishe at the last.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Every one had four faces apiece,.... Every one of the four living creatures, or cherubim, had four faces; which were the face of a man, of a lion, of an ox, and of an eagle, Ezekiel 1:10;

and everyone four wings: the Septuagint version reads eight wings; and the Syriac version "six"; so many in all indeed they had,

Ezekiel 1:10- :;

and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their wings;

Ezekiel 1:10- :.


 
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