Commentary for Ezekiel 1:18

וְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ן וְגֹ֥בַהּ לָהֶ֖ם וְיִרְאָ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם וְגַבֹּתָ֗ם מְלֵאֹ֥ת עֵינַ֛יִם סָבִ֖יב לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃

As for their rings, they were high and they were dreadful; and they four had their rings full of eyes round about.

And they had backs Heb. וְגַבֵּיהֶן, lit. and their backs. And they had backs.

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and they were very high, and they were dreadful They were frightful to look upon. Others interpret: “they had fear,” meaning they stood in awe.

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and their eyebrows Heb. וְגֲבֹּתָם, et leurs sourcils in French.

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