Every base had four bronze wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet of it had supports. The supports were cast beneath the basin, with wreaths at the side of each.
Parallel translations
- KJV And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
- BSB Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
- NKJV Every cart had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and its four feet had supports. Under the laver were supports of cast bronze beside each wreath.
- NASB Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side.
- NLT Each of these carts had four bronze wheels and bronze axles. There were supporting posts for the bronze basins at the corners of the carts; these supports were decorated on each side with carvings of wreaths.
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- Ezek 10:10–13As for their appearance, the four of them had one likeness, like a wheel within a wheel.
- Ezek 3:13I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.
- Ezek 1:15–21Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.
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