King James Version

Ezekiel 1:11

Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

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וּפְנֵיהֶ֕םufeneyhemand a- foreפָּנִיםconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥םvekhanfeyhemand wingכָּנָףconjunction, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and wing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).פְּרֻד֖וֹתperudotseparateפָּרַדverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “separate”, a verb used as a describing wordH6504to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.מִלְמָ֑עְלָהmilmaelahfrom to aboveמַעַלpreposition, preposition, adverb, directional ending — “from to above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.לְאִ֗ישׁleishto a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…שְׁ֚תַּיִםshetayimtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, absolute — “two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.חֹבְר֣וֹתchoverotjoinחָבַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “join”, a verb used as a describing wordH2266to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinatecharm(-er), be compact, couple (together), have fellowship with, heap up, join (self, together), league.אִ֔ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וּשְׁתַּ֣יִםushetayimand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, absolute — “and two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.מְכַסּ֔וֹתmekhasotcoverכָּסָהverb, piel, participle, absolute — “cover”, a verb used as a describing wordH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).אֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).גְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָהgeviyoteyhenahbodyגְּוִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1472a body, whether alive or dead(dead) body, carcase, corpse.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thus were their faces; and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

Young’s Literal Translation

And their faces and their wings are separate from above, to each [are] two joining together, and two are covering their bodies.

World English Bible

Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies.

Darby Translation

And their faces and their wings were parted above; two [wings] of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

Douay-Rheims

And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thus were their faces; and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the four had their wings spread out above; each one had two joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ αἱ πτέρυγες αὐτῶν ἐκτεταμέναι ἄνωθεν τοῖς τέσσαρσιν, ἑκατέρῳ δύο συνεζευγμέναι πρὸς ἀλλήλας, καὶ δύο ἐπεκάλυπτον ἐπάνω τοῦ σώματος αὐτῶν.