Ezekiel 10:21

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Each had four faces and each had four wings, with what looked something like human hands under their wings.

Hebrew Names Version
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

King James Version
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

English Standard Version
Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the likeness of human hands.

New American Standard Bible
Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.

New Century Version
Each one had four faces and four wings, and under their wings were things that looked like human hands.

Amplified Bible
Each one had four faces and each one had four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.

World English Bible
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Euery one had foure faces, and euery one foure wings, and the likenesse of mans hands was vnder their wings.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.

Legacy Standard Bible
Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and beneath their wings was the likeness of human hands.

Berean Standard Bible
Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.

Contemporary English Version
They had four wings with hands beneath them, and they had the same four faces as those near the River. Each creature moved straight ahead without turning.

Complete Jewish Bible
Each of the four had four faces, and each had four wings, and what looked like a man's hands was under their wings.

Darby Translation
Each one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Easy-to-Read Version
Each living being had four faces, four wings, and something that looked like human arms under their wings.

George Lamsa Translation
Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of a mans hand was under their wings.

Good News Translation
Each of them had four faces, four wings, and what looked like a human hand under each wing.

Lexham English Bible
Each one had four faces, and there were four wings for each, and the likeness of human hands was under their wings.

Literal Translation
Four, even four faces are to each, and four wings to each. And the form of a man's hands was under their wings.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Euery one had foure faces, & euery one foure wynges, & vnder their winges, as it were mes hondes.

American Standard Version
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Bible in Basic English
Every one had four faces and every one had four wings; and hands like a man's hands were under their wings.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

King James Version (1611)
Euery one had foure faces a piece, and euery one foure wings, and the likenesse of the handes of a man was vnder their wings.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Euery one had foure faces, and euery one foure wynges, and vnder their wynges the likenesse of mens handes.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Each one had four faces, and each one had eight wings; and under their wings was the likeness of men’s hands.

English Revised Version
Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
foure faces weren to oon, and foure wyngys weren to oon; and the licnesse of the hond of a man was vndur the wyngis of tho.

Update Bible Version
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of man was under their wings.

Webster's Bible Translation
Every one had four faces each, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their wings.

New English Translation
Each had four faces; each had four wings and the form of human hands under the wings.

New King James Version
Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

New Living Translation
for each had four faces and four wings and what looked like human hands under their wings.

New Life Bible
Each one had four faces and four wings, and under their wings were what looked like human hands.

New Revised Standard
Each had four faces, each four wings, and underneath their wings something like human hands.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Four faces severally, had each one, and four wings, had each one, - and the likeness of the hands of a man, was under their wings.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings: and the likeness of a man’s hand was under their wings.

Revised Standard Version
Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the semblance of human hands.

Young's Literal Translation
Four faces [are] to each, and four wings to each, and the likeness of the hands of man [is] under their wings.

Contextual Overview

⁹And then I saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub. The wheels radiating were sparkling like diamonds in the sun. All four wheels looked alike, each like a wheel within a wheel. When they moved, they went in any of the four directions but in a perfectly straight line. Where the cherubim went, the wheels went straight ahead. The cherubim were full of eyes in their backs, hands, and wings. The wheels likewise were full of eyes. I heard the wheels called "wheels within wheels." ¹⁴ Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first, of an angel; the second, a human; the third, a lion; the fourth, an eagle. ¹⁵Then the cherubim ascended. They were the same living creatures I had seen at the Kebar River. When the cherubim moved, the wheels beside them moved. When the cherubim spread their wings to take off from the ground, the wheels stayed right with them. When the cherubim stopped, the wheels stopped. When the cherubim rose, the wheels rose, because the spirit of the living creatures was also in the wheels. ¹⁸Then the Glory of God left the Temple entrance and hovered over the cherubim. I watched as the cherubim spread their wings and left the ground, the wheels right with them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Temple. The Glory of the God of Israel was above them. ²⁰These were the same living creatures I had seen previously beneath the God of Israel at the Kebar River. I recognized them as cherubim. Each had four faces and four wings. Under their wings were what looked like human hands. Their faces looked exactly like those I had seen at the Kebar River. Each went straight ahead.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

had four: Ezekiel 10:14, Ezekiel 1:8-10, Ezekiel 41:18, Ezekiel 41:19, Revelation 4:7

and the: Ezekiel 10:8

Reciprocal: Isaiah 6:2 - wings Ezekiel 1:6 - And every one had four faces Revelation 4:8 - six

Cross-References

Genesis 10:26
Joktan had Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab—all sons of Joktan. Their land goes from Mesha toward Sephar as far as the mountain ranges in the east.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Every one had four faces apiece,.... Every one of the four living creatures, or cherubim, had four faces; which were the face of a man, of a lion, of an ox, and of an eagle, Ezekiel 1:10;

and everyone four wings: the Septuagint version reads eight wings; and the Syriac version "six"; so many in all indeed they had,

Ezekiel 1:10- :;

and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their wings;

Ezekiel 1:10- :.