Ezekiel 1:27
From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.
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ASV
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.
KJV
And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֵ֣רֶא׀ | va.'E.re' | and I saw | H7200 → |
| כְּעֵ֣ין | ke.'Ein | like [the] appearance of | H5869 → |
| חַשְׁמַ֗ל | chash.Mal | a shining substance | H2830 → |
| כְּמַרְאֵה־ | ke.mar.'eh- | like [the] appearance of | H4758 → |
| אֵ֤שׁ | 'esh | fire | H784 → |
| בֵּֽית־ | beit- | within | H1004 → |
| לָהּ֙ | lah | to it | |
| סָבִ֔יב | sa.Viv | [was] all around | H5439 → |
| מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה | mi.mar.'Eh | from [the] appearance of | H4758 → |
| מָתְנָ֖יו | ma.te.Nav | hips his | H4975 → |
| וּלְמָ֑עְלָה | u.le.Ma.'e.lah | and <to> upwards <towards> | H4605 → |
| וּמִמַּרְאֵ֤ה | u.mi.mar.'Eh | and from [the] appearance of | H4758 → |
| מָתְנָיו֙ | ma.te.Nav | hips his | H4975 → |
| וּלְמַ֔טָּה | u.le.Ma.tah | and <to> downwards | H4295 → |
| רָאִ֙יתִי֙ | ra.'I.ti | I saw | H7200 → |
| כְּמַרְאֵה־ | ke.mar.'eh- | like [the] appearance of | H4758 → |
| אֵ֔שׁ | 'Esh | fire | H784 → |
| וְנֹ֥גַֽהּ | ve.No.gah | and brightness | H5051 → |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | of him | |
| סָבִֽיב׃ | sa.Viv | [was] all around | H5439 → |
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