^{4 Ref} And I look, and lo, a tempestuous wind is coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire catching itself, and brightness to it round about, and out of its midst as the colour of copper, out of the midst of the fire.

^{5 Ref} And out of its midst `is' a likeness of four living creatures, and this `is' their appearance; a likeness of man `is' to them,

^{6 Ref} and four faces `are' to each, and four wings `are' to each of them,

^{7 Ref} and their feet `are' straight feet, and the sole of their feet `is' as a sole of a calf's foot, and they are sparkling as the colour of bright brass;

^{8 Ref} and hands of man under their wings -- on their four sides, and their faces and their wings -- `are' to them four;

^{9 Ref} joining one unto another `are' their wings, they turn not round in their going, each straight forward they go.

^{10 Ref} As to the likeness of their faces, the face of a man, and the face of a lion, toward the right `are' to them four, and the face of an ox on the left `are' to them four, and the face of an eagle `are' to them four.

^{11 Ref} And their faces and their wings are separate from above, to each `are' two joining together, and two are covering their bodies.

^{12 Ref} And each straight forward they go, whither the spirit is to go, they go, they turn not round in their going.

^{13 Ref} As to the likeness of the living creatures, their appearances `are' as coals of fire -- burning as the appearance of lamps; it is going up and down between the living creatures, and brightness `is' to the fire, and out of the fire is going forth lightning.

^{14 Ref} And the living creatures are running, and turning back, as the appearance of the flash.