Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and
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.
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.
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
Paniym
Kanaph
Parad
Ma`al
Sh@nayim
Chabar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 1:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Date Of Vision Of Living Creatures And Glory Of The Throne Of Yahweh
10 The form of their faces was human, but each of the four also had the face of a lion to the right, the face of an ox to the left, and the face of an eagle behind them. 11 That's what their faces were like. Their wings spread out above and around them, one pair overlapping another, with one pair covering themselves. 12 Each moved in straight directions. Wherever they decided to go, they went without turning themselves.
Cross References
Isaiah 6:2
The seraphim stood above him. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he was flying.
Ezekiel 1:23
and underneath the canopy, their wings spread out straight over their heads toward each other. They each also had two wings with which they covered themselves, one wing covering its body on one side and one wing covering itself on the other side.
Ezekiel 10:16
When the cherubim moved, the wheels went alongside them. But when the cherubim started to ascend, beating their wings to rise above the earth, the wheels beside them didn't turn.
Ezekiel 10:19
The cherubim lifted their wings and rose above the earth while I watched. They went out, along with their wheels, and stood at the entrance to the east gate of the LORD's Temple as the glory of Israel's God remained above, covering them.