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Ezekiel 1:25

And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.

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וַיְהִיvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ק֕וֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sound”, the ordinary formH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.מֵעַ֕לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…לָרָקִ֖יעַlaraqiato firmamentרָקִיעַpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to firmament”, the ordinary formH7549properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the skyfirmament.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רֹאשָׁ֑םroshamheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.בְּעָמְדָ֖םbeamedamin standעָמַדpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in stand”, the to-form of the verbH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…תְּרַפֶּ֥ינָהterapeynahabateרָפָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “abate”, an unfinished actionH7503to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495 (רָפָא).כַנְפֵיהֶֽןkhanfeyhenwingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For, when there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads, as they stood, they let down their wings.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there is a voice from above the expanse, that [is] above their head: in their standing they let fall their wings.

World English Bible

There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.

Darby Translation

and there was a voice from above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.

Douay-Rheims

For when a voice came from above the firmament, that was over their heads, they stood, and let down their wings.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For, when there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads, as they stood, they let down their wings.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And lo! a voice from above the firmament

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ὑπεράνωθεν τοῦ στερεώματος τοῦ ὄντος ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς αὐτῶν,