King James Version

Ezekiel 1:18

As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.

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וְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ןvegabeyhenand backגַבconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and back”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1354the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.וְגֹ֥בַהּvegovahand excellencyגֹּבַהּconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and excellency”, the ordinary formH1363elation, grandeur, arroganceexcellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוְיִרְאָ֣הveyirahand fearיִרְאָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and fear”, the ordinary formH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).לָהֶ֑םlahemtoלָהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוְגַבֹּתָ֗םvegabotamand backגַבconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and back”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1354the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.מְלֵאֹ֥תmeleotfullמָלֵאadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “full”, the ordinary formH4392full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully[idiom] she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth.עֵינַ֛יִםeynayimeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…סָבִ֖יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽןlearbatanto fourאַרְבַּעpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “to four”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH702fourfour.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As for their rings, they were high and they were dreadful; and they four had their rings full of eyes round about.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.

Young’s Literal Translation

As to their rings, they are both high and fearful, and their rings [are] full of eyes round about them four.

World English Bible

As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.

Darby Translation

As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.

Douay-Rheims

The wheels had also a size, and a height, and a dreadful appearance: and the whole body was full of eyes round about all the four.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As for their rings, they were high and they were dreadful; and they four had their rings full of eyes round about.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

neither did their backs turn : and they were high: and I beheld them, and the backs of them four were full of eyes round about.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οὐδʼ οἱ νῶτοι αὐτῶν· καὶ ὕψος ἦν αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἴδον αὐτὰ, καὶ οἱ νῶτοι αὐτῶν πλήρεις ὀφθαλμῶν κυκλόθεν τοῖς τέσσαρσι.