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They each had two wings spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Each had two pairs of outstretched wings—one pair stretched out to touch the wings of the living beings on either side of it, and the other pair covered its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus <i>were</i> their faces: and their wings <i>were</i> stretched upward; two <i>wings</i> of every one <i>were</i> joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus <i>were</i> their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two <i>wings</i> of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another <i>being,</i> and two covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another <i>being,</i> and two covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another <i>being</i>, and two covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were stretched out upward; two [wings] of each one were touching another [the wings of the beings on either side of it], and [the remaining] two [wings of each being] were covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is what their faces were like. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching that of another and two wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is what their faces were like. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching that of another and two wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Two wings of each creature were spread out and touched the wings of the creatures on either side. The other two wings of each creature were folded against its body. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That is what their faces looked like. Their wings were spread out, pointing upward. Each creature had two wings with which they touched each other. The other two wings covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Two wings of each creature were raised so that they touched the tips of the wings of the creatures next to it, and their other two wings were folded against their bodies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That's what their faces were like. Their wings spread out above and around them, one pair overlapping another, with one pair covering themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Their wings were spread out above them; each had two wings touching the wings of one of the other beings on either side and two wings covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And their faces and their wings dividing from above, of each [are] two joining together, and two are covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And their faces and their wings are separate from above, to each are two joining together, and two are covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And their faces: and their wings spread out from above; to each of the two being joined each, and two covering their bodies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Their faces and their wings were extended above: two wings of each one were joined together, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. On each one, two wings touched one another, and the other two wings covered the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And their faces and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of each creature were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And their faces and their wings were extending from above; two joined one to the other, and two covered their bodies<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus were their faces; and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the four had their wings spread out above; each one <i>had</i> two joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=93" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">The Four Living Creatures</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: ū·p̄ə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">Such were their faces.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: wə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">Their wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/6504.htm" title="6504: pə·ru·ḏō·wṯ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp) -- To divide. A primitive root; to break through, i.e. Spread or separate.">were spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: mil·mā·‘ə·lāh (Prep-m, Prep-l:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">upward;</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·’îš (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each had</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ta·yim (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/2266.htm" title="2266: ḥō·ḇə·rō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charm. A primitive root; to join; specifically to fascinate.">touching</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the wings of the creature on either side,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·ta·yim (Conj-w:: Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">and two</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: mə·ḵas·sō·wṯ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">wings covering</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">its</a> <a href="/hebrew/1472.htm" title="1472: gə·wi·yō·ṯē·hɛ·nå̄h (N-fpc:: 3fp) -- A body, corpse. Prolonged for gevah; a body, whether alive or dead.">body.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a></span><br />Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-7.htm">Revelation 4:7-8</a></span><br />The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a></span><br />And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6</a></span><br />And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-10.htm">Revelation 4:10</a></span><br />the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6</a></span><br />Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-8.htm">Revelation 5:8</a></span><br />When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-14.htm">Revelation 5:14</a></span><br />And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">1 Kings 6:27</a></span><br />And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-11.htm">Revelation 7:11</a></span><br />And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-4.htm">Revelation 19:4</a></span><br />And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-7.htm">1 Kings 8:7</a></span><br />For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-9.htm">Exodus 37:9</a></span><br />And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-4.htm">Revelation 4:4</a></span><br />Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-9.htm">Revelation 4:9</a></span><br />And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.</p><p class="hdg">and their</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Ezekiel 10:16,19</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="hdg">stretched upward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23</a></b></br> And under the firmament <i>were</i> their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a></b></br> Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-65.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-8.htm">Either</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-10.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-9.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-9.htm">Joining</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-12.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-10.htm">Side</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-9.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Wing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-9.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-16.htm">Either</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-17.htm">Joining</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-12.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-23.htm">Wing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">His vision of four cherubim;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">of the four wheels;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">and of the glory of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These faces symbolize various attributes: humanity, royalty, strength, and swiftness. This imagery is consistent with the cherubim described in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/revelation/4-7.htm">Revelation 4:7</a>, and reflects the multifaceted nature of God's creation and His attributes.<p><b>Their wings were spread upward;</b><br>The upward spread of the wings signifies readiness to serve and the ability to swiftly carry out God's commands. In ancient Near Eastern iconography, wings often symbolize divine presence and protection. The upward position may also indicate a posture of worship and reverence towards God, aligning with the biblical theme of angels and heavenly beings being in constant service and adoration of the Almighty.<p><b>Each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side,</b><br>This detail emphasizes unity and coordination among the living creatures. The touching of wings suggests a harmonious and interconnected operation, reflecting the order and unity within God's creation and His heavenly court. This imagery can be compared to the cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant, whose wings also touched, symbolizing the presence and glory of God (<a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a>).<p><b>and two wings covering its body.</b><br>The covering of the body with wings indicates modesty and humility before God. This act of covering can be seen as a sign of reverence and awe in the presence of divine holiness. It parallels the seraphim in <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a>, who also cover themselves with their wings in the presence of God, highlighting the theme of holiness and the appropriate response of created beings to the divine majesty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book and the recipient of the visions described.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cherubim.htm">Cherubim</a></b><br>These are the living creatures described in Ezekiel's vision. They are often associated with the presence and glory of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, where Ezekiel received his visions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision_of_god's_glory.htm">The Vision of God’s Glory</a></b><br>This event is a divine revelation given to Ezekiel, showcasing the majesty and holiness of God through symbolic imagery.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_river_kebar.htm">The River Kebar</a></b><br>The location where Ezekiel received his vision, a canal near Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>The vision emphasizes God's holiness and majesty, reminding us to approach Him with reverence and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>The creatures' wings touching each other symbolize unity and cooperation, a model for the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/protection_and_covering.htm">Protection and Covering</a></b><br>The wings covering the body suggest God's protection over His people, encouraging us to trust in His care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_scripture.htm">Symbolism in Scripture</a></b><br>Understanding the symbolic nature of biblical visions can deepen our comprehension of God's messages.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_exile.htm">God's Presence in Exile</a></b><br>Even in exile, God reveals His glory to Ezekiel, assuring us of His presence in our own times of trial.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/inconsistencies_in_ezekiel_1_vs._isaiah_6.htm">Are there any inconsistencies between Ezekiel's vision (Ezekiel 1) and visions of divine glory in other scriptural passages, such as Isaiah 6 or Revelation 4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel's_creatures_fit_science.htm">How can the description of living creatures with multiple faces and wheels full of eyes (Ezekiel 1:5-18) be reconciled with any known scientific or natural phenomenon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_cherubim_have_four_faces.htm">In Ezekiel 10:14, why do the cherubim have four faces, seemingly inconsistent with other biblical angelic descriptions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_guides_us_despite_our_plans.htm">What is the significance of The Tetramorph in art?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward</span>.--Rather, <span class= "ital">and their wings and their faces were separated above. </span>The word never has the sense of stretched, but always that of separated or divided, as given in the margin. Each cherub was essentially one creature, and yet (not Janus-like, with four faces upon one head) their heads and their wings were separated above, and when they were in flight the two lifted wings touched on either side the wing of the next cherub, while two were used to veil their bodies. There is much of emphatic repetition throughout the description.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thus were their faces: and,</span> etc.; better, with Revised Version, <span class="accented">and their faces and their wings were separate above</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> were stretched upward, touching the neighbouring wings at the tip, and so "joined," while the other two covered the bodies and were never stretched (comp. <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Such were their faces.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְנֵיהֶ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Their wings</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were spread</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרֻד֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(pə·ru·ḏō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6504.htm">Strong's 6504: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break through, spread, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upward;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְמָ֑עְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(mil·mā·‘ə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each [had]</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִ֗ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two [wings]</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁ֚תַּיִם</span> <span class="translit">(ta·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">touching</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹבְר֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·ḇə·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2266.htm">Strong's 2266: </a> </span><span class="str2">To unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wings of the creature on either side,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and two</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ta·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wings covering</span><br /><span class="heb">מְכַסּ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḵas·sō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(’êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">body.</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(gə·wi·yō·ṯê·he·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1472.htm">Strong's 1472: </a> </span><span class="str2">A body, corpse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 1:11 Their faces and their wings were separate (Ezek. 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