H9002–/וְ–v

Our fathers sinned, and are no more; We have borne their iniquities.

וְאֵינָ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”

The young men bare the mill; The children stumbled under the wood.

וּנְעָרִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

You, Yahweh, abide forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.

וָדֽוֹר׃ (וָ) va. “and”

Turn you us to you, Yahweh, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old.

וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה (וְֽ) ve. “so”

Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [ergänzt: month], in the fifth [ergänzt: day] of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

וַאֲנִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”

I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst of it as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

וְהִנֵּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֹ֥גַֽהּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּ (וּ) u. “and”

Out of the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

וּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּ (וּ) u. “and”וְזֶה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Everyone had four faces, and everyone of them had four wings.

וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַרְבַּ֥ע (וְ) ve. “and”

Their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.

וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַ֣ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֹ֣צְצִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings [ergänzt: thus]:

וִידֵ֣י (וִ) ve. “and”וּפְנֵיהֶ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle.

וּדְמ֣וּת (וּ) u. “and”וּפְנֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”וּפְנֵי־ (וּ) u. “and”וּפְנֵי־ (וּ) u. “and”

Their faces and their wings were separate above; two [ergänzt: wings] of everyone were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

וּפְנֵיהֶ֕ם (וּ) u. “and”וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם (וּ) u. “and”

They went everyone straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn't turn when they went.

וְאִ֛ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: [ergänzt: the fire] went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

וּדְמ֨וּת (וּ) u. “and”וְנֹ֣גַהּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

וְהַחַיּ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וָשׁ֑וֹב (וָ) va. “and”

Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.

וְהִנֵּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

וּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּדְמ֥וּת (וּ) u. “and”וּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְגֹ֥בַהּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִרְאָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַבֹּתָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

וּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְהִנָּשֵׂ֤א (וּ) u. “and”

Wherever the spirit was to go, they went; there was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

וְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”

When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

וּבְעָמְדָ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞ם (וּֽ) u. “and”

Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched forth over their heads above.

וּדְמ֞וּת (וּ) u. “and”

Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: everyone had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.

וְתַ֙חַת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְאִ֗ישׁ (וּ) u. “<and>”

Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.

וּמִמַּ֗עַל (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.

וּלְמָ֑עְלָה (וּ) u. “and”וּמִמַּרְאֵ֤ה (וּ) u. “and”וּלְמַ֔טָּה (וּ) u. “and”וְנֹ֥גַֽהּ (וְ) ve. “and”