Ezekiel 10:6-8

10:6 When the Lord ¹  commanded the man dressed in linen, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man ²  went in and stood by one of the wheels. ³  10:7 Then one of the cherubim ⁴  stretched out his hand ⁵  toward the fire which was among the cherubim. He took some and put it into the hands of the man dressed in linen, who took it and left. 10:8 (The cherubim appeared to have the form ⁶  of human hands under their wings.)

[10:6]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:6]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the man dressed in linen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:6]  ³ tn Heb “the wheel.”

[10:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “the cherub.”

[10:7]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds, “from among the cherubim.”

[10:8]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew term is normally used as an architectural term in describing the plan or pattern of the tabernacle or temple or a representation of it (see Exod 25:8; 1 Chr 28:11).