Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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.

New American Standard Bible

Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies.

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

That's what their faces were like. Their wings spread out above and around them, one pair overlapping another, with one pair covering themselves.

A Conservative Version

And their faces and their wings were separate above, two [wings] of each one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

American Standard Version

And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

Amplified

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.

Bible in Basic English

And their wings were separate at the top; two of the wings of every one were joined one to another, and two were covering their bodies.

Darby Translation

And their faces and their wings were parted above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

Julia Smith Translation

And their faces: and their wings spread out from above; to each of the two being joined each, and two covering their bodies.

King James 2000

Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of each one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So [were] their faces; their wings [were] spread out {upward}; each [had] two touching one another and two covering their bodies.

Modern King James verseion

So their faces were. And their wings were stretched upward; to each, the two wings of each one were joined; and two wings covered their bodies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Their faces also and their wings were spread out above: so that two wings of one touched ever two wings of another, and with the other two they covered their body.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies.

The Emphasized Bible

and their wings were spread above, - two of each joined one another, and two covered their bodies;

Webster

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.

World English Bible

Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies.

Youngs Literal Translation

And their faces and their wings are separate from above, to each are two joining together, and two are covering their bodies.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

and their wings
כּנף 
Kanaph 
Usage: 109

two
שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

one
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

to another
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

and two
שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

כּסה 
Kacah 
Usage: 152

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Context Readings

Date Of Vision Of Living Creatures And Glory Of The Throne Of Yahweh

10 The form of each of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right, the face of an ox on the left, and the face of an eagle. 11 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. 12 Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, they went without turning as they moved.



Cross References

Isaiah 6:2

Seraphim were standing above Him; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

Ezekiel 1:23

And under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. Each of them also had two wings covering their bodies.

Ezekiel 10:16

When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when they lifted their wings to rise from the earth, even then the wheels did not veer away from them.

Ezekiel 10:19

The cherubim lifted their wings and ascended from the earth right before my eyes; the wheels were beside them as they went. The glory of the God of Israel was above them, and it stood at the entrance to the eastern gate of the Lord’s house.

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