Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar. Young's Literal Translation And the cherubs are lifted up, it [is] the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar. King James Bible And the cherubims were lifted up. This [is] the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. Hebrew Then the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֑ים (hak·kə·rū·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings rose upward. וַיֵּרֹ֖מּוּ (way·yê·rōm·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7426: To be exalted These הִ֣יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are were the living creatures הַחַיָּ֔ה (ha·ḥay·yāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life I had seen רָאִ֖יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see by the River בִּֽנְהַר־ (bin·har-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity Kebar. כְּבָֽר׃ (kə·ḇār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3529: Chebar -- a river of Babylon |