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Ezekiel 1:16

The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel.

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ASV

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

KJV

The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַרְאֵ֨הmar.'Eh[the] appearance ofH4758 →
הָאוֹפַנִּ֤יםha.'o.fa.Nimthe wheelsH212 →
וּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.sei.Hemand construction<s> theirH4639 →
כְּעֵ֣יןke.'Ein[was] like [the] appearance ofH5869 →
תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishchrysoliteH8658 →
וּדְמ֥וּתu.de.Mutand a likenessH1823 →
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.Tan[belonged] to [the] four of themH702 →
וּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙u.mar.'ei.Hemand appearance theirH4758 →
וּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.sei.Hemand construction<s> theirH4639 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sher[was] just asH834 →
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit wasH1961 →
הָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.Fanthe wheelH212 →
בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] middle ofH8432 →
הָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.Fanthe wheelH212 →

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Daniel 10:6His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.Ezekiel 10:9–11Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone.1 Kings 7:33The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.Ezekiel 10:10As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel.Job 9:10He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!Ephesians 3:10His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,Exodus 39:13and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.Psalms 36:6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.Exodus 28:20and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.Song of Solomon 5:14His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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