Ezekiel 10:9

10:9 As I watched, I noticed ¹  four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; ²  the wheels gleamed like jasper. ³ 

Ezekiel 10:4

10:4 Then the glory of the Lord arose from the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud while the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory.

Ezekiel 10:14

10:14 Each of the cherubim ⁴  had four faces: The first was the face of a cherub, ⁵  the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.

Ezekiel 9:3

9:3 Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub where it had rested to the threshold of the temple. ⁶  He called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

Ezekiel 10:7

10:7 Then one of the cherubim ⁷  stretched out his hand ⁸  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.

[10:9]  ¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[10:9]  ² tn The MT repeats this phrase, a clear case of dittography.

[10:9]  ³ tn Heb “Tarshish stone.” The meaning is uncertain. The term has also been translated “topaz” (NEB), “beryl” (KJV, NASB, NRSV), and “chrysolite” (RSV, NIV).

[10:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “each one”; the referent (the cherubim) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:14]  ⁵ sn The living creature described here is thus slightly different from the one described in Ezek 1:10, where a bull’s face appeared instead of a cherub’s. Note that some English versions harmonize the two descriptions and read the same here as in 1:10 (cf. NAB, NLT “an ox”; TEV, CEV “a bull”). This may be justified based on v. 22, which states the creatures’ appearance was the same.

[9:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “house.”

[10:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the cherub.”

[10:7]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew text adds, “from among the cherubim.”