Passage

Ezekiel 10.18-19

Book: Ezekiel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"16. And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also turned not from beside them. 17. When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them."

"18. And the glory of Jehovah went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. 19. And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Jehovah's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above."

"20. This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim. 21. Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings." (Ezekiel 10:16-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"16. When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also didn’t turn from beside them. 17. When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them."

"18. Yahweh’s glory went out from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. 19. The cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went out, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Yahweh’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above."

"20. This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim. 21. Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings." (Ezekiel 10:16-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"16. And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them. 17. When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. ^{of: or, of life}"

"18. Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. 19. And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above."

"20. This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. 21. Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings." (Ezekiel 10:16-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"16. And in the going of the cherubs, the wheels go beside them; and in the cherubs lifting up their wings to be high above the earth, the wheels turn not round, even they, from being beside them. 17. In their standing they stand, and in their exaltation they are exalted with them: for the living spirit [is] in them."

"18. And go forth doth the honour of Jehovah from off the threshold of the house, and standeth over the cherubs, 19. and the cherubs lift up their wings, and are lifted up from the earth before mine eyes; in their going forth, the wheels also [are] over-against them, and he standeth at the opening of the east gate of the house of Jehovah, and the honour of the God of Israel [is] over them from above."

"20. It [is] the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar, and I know that they are cherubs. 21. Four faces [are] to each, and four wings to each, and the likeness of the hands of man [is] under their wings." (Ezekiel 10:16-21, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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