Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThese were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim. Young's Literal Translation It [is] the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar, and I know that they are cherubs. King James Bible This [is] the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they [were] the cherubims. Hebrew Theseהִ֣יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are were the living creatures הַחַיָּ֗ה (ha·ḥay·yāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life I had seen רָאִ֛יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see beneath תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the God אֱלֹהֵֽי־ (’ĕ·lō·hê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc by the River בִּֽנְהַר־ (bin·har-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity Kebar, כְּבָ֑ר (kə·ḇār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3529: Chebar -- a river of Babylon and I knew וָאֵדַ֕ע (wā·’ê·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know that כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they הֵֽמָּה׃ (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They were cherubim. כְרוּבִ֖ים (ḵə·rū·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings |