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Ezekiel 1:6

And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

KJV

Quatuor facies uni, et quatuor pennæ uni.

Vulgate

καὶ τέσσαρα πρόσωπα τῷ ἑνί, καὶ τέσσαρες πτέρυγες τῷ ἑνί·

LXX

and every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

ASV

וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֥ה פָנִ֖ים לְ/אֶחָ֑ת וְ/אַרְבַּ֥ע כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְ/אַחַ֥ת לָ/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

4 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אַרְבַּ֥ע
'rb'
adjective · 318×
ו
v
noun · 110×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 1:15 — Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
  • Ezek 10:14 — And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
  • Ezek 10:21 — Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
  • Isa 6:2 — 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.
  • Rev 4:8 — And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to