Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. Young's Literal Translation And flee unto me doth one of the seraphs, and in his hand a burning coal, (with tongs he hath taken [it] from off the altar,) King James Bible Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, [which] he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: Hebrew Then oneאֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first of מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the seraphim הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים (haś·śə·rā·p̄îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8314: Burning, poisonous, a saraph, symbolical creature flew וַיָּ֣עָף (way·yā·‘āp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5774: To fly, to faint to me, אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to and in his hand וּבְיָד֖וֹ (ū·ḇə·yā·ḏōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand was a glowing coal רִצְפָּ֑ה (riṣ·pāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7531: A hot stone, a tessellated pavement that he had taken לָקַ֖ח (lā·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take with tongs בְּמֶ֨לְקַחַ֔יִם (bə·mel·qa·ḥa·yim) Preposition-b | Noun - md Strong's 4457: Tongs, snuffers from מֵעַ֥ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the altar. הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar |