Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Under the arch their wings were straight, one stretched out to another: every one had two wings covering their bodies on this side and two covering their bodies on that side.
New American Standard Bible
Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had
King James Version
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
Holman Bible
And under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. Each of them also had two wings covering their bodies.
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
And under the firmament their wings were straight, the one toward the other. Each one had two which covered their bodies on this side, and each one had two which covered on that side.
American Standard Version
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
Amplified
Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. Every living being had two wings which covered its body on one side and on the other side.
Darby Translation
And under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side their bodies.
Julia Smith Translation
And under the expansion their wings straight each to the other: to each, two, covering upon them, to each two covering to them their bodies.
King James 2000
And under the firmament were their wings spread out straight, the one toward the other: each one had two, which covered on this side, and each one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And under the expanse their wings [were stretched out] straight {one toward the other}; each had two [wings] covering them, and each had two [wings] covering their bodies.
Modern King James verseion
And under the expanse their wings were straight, the one toward the other. Each one had two wings covering on this side, and to each two covering on that side of their bodies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
under the same firmament were their wings laid abroad, one toward another, and two wings covered the body of every beast.
NET Bible
Under the platform their wings were stretched out, each toward the other. Each of the beings also had two wings covering its body.
New Heart English Bible
Under the expanse their wings were straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
The Emphasized Bible
And under the expanse, their wings were straight, one towards another, - each one had two covering on this side, and each one had two covering on that side, their bodies.
Webster
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one towards the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
World English Bible
Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
Youngs Literal Translation
And under the expanse their wings are straight, one toward the other, to each are two covering on this side, and to each are two covering on that side -- their bodies.
Interlinear
Kanaph
Yashar
Sh@nayim
שׁתּים שׁנים
Sh@nayim
two, twelve , both, twelfth , second, twain, both of them, twice, double,
Usage: 767
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 1:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Date Of Vision Of Living Creatures And Glory Of The Throne Of Yahweh
22 And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high. 23 Under the arch their wings were straight, one stretched out to another: every one had two wings covering their bodies on this side and two covering their bodies on that side. 24 And when they went, the sound of their wings was like the sound of great waters to my ears, like the voice of the Ruler of all, a sound like the rushing of an army: when they came to rest they let down their wings.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 4:18
Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;
Psalm 89:7
God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.
Ezekiel 1:11-12
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.
Ezekiel 1:24
And when they went, the sound of their wings was like the sound of great waters to my ears, like the voice of the Ruler of all, a sound like the rushing of an army: when they came to rest they let down their wings.
Luke 17:10
In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.