King James Version

Ezekiel 1:8

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.

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וידוvydvand handיָדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וִידֵ֣יvideand handיָדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “and hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […אָדָ֗םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.מִתַּ֨חַת֙mitachatfrom withתַּחַתpreposition, preposition — “from with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.כַּנְפֵיהֶ֔םkanfeyhemwingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, 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).עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…אַרְבַּ֣עַתarbaatfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “four”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH702fourfour.רִבְעֵיהֶ֑םriveyhemfourth partרֶבַעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fourth part”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7253a fourth (part or side)fourth part, side, square.וּפְנֵיהֶ֥םufeneyhemand 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(-…וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖םvekhanfeyhemand 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).לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽםlearbatamto fourאַרְבַּעpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to four”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH702fourfour.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and as for the faces and wings of them four,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings thus :

Young’s Literal Translation

and hands of man under their wings — on their four sides, and their faces and their wings — [are] to them four;

World English Bible

They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides. The four of them had their faces and their wings like this:

Darby Translation

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings:

Douay-Rheims

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they bad faces, and wings on the four sides,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and as for the faces and wings of them four,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the hand of a man was under their wings on their four sides.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ χεὶρ ἀνθρώπου ὑποκάτωθεν τῶν πτερύγων αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὰ τέσσαρα μέρη αὐτῶν.