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The Grammar of Vision: Enumerative Syntax and Symbolic Order in Ezekiel 10:14

וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה פָנִ֖ים לְאֶחָ֑ד פְּנֵ֨י הָאֶחָ֜ד פְּנֵ֣י הַכְּר֗וּב וּפְנֵ֤י הַשֵּׁנִי֙ פְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ פְּנֵ֣י אַרְיֵ֔ה וְהָרְבִיעִ֖י פְּנֵי־נָֽשֶׁר׃ (Ezekiel 10:14) And each one had four faces: the face of the first was the face of a cherub, the second was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. Ezekiel 10:14 offers one of the most intricate grammatical and theological structures in prophetic literature. The verse continues the prophet’s description of the cherubim—the living creatures who bear the divine glory.… Learn Hebrew
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