Ezekiel 1:12
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And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went.

they went every

Ezekiel 1:9,17 And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward. . . .

Ezekiel 10:22 And as to the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces which I had seen by the river Chobar, and their looks, and the impulse of every one to go straight forward.

whither

Ezekiel 1:20,21 Withersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal, and followed it: for the spirit of life was in the wheels. . . .

Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?

Context
The Four Living Creatures
11And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies: 12And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went.13And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire.…
Cross References
Ezekiel 1:9
And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward.

Ezekiel 1:17
When they went, they went by their four parts: and they turned not when they went.

Ezekiel 1:20
Withersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal, and followed it: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.

Lexicon
Each
וְאִ֛ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

[creature] went
יֵלֵ֑כוּ (yê·lê·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

straight ahead.
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Wherever
אֶ֣ל (’el)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the spirit
הָר֤וּחַ (hā·rū·aḥ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

would go,
לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

they would go,
יֵלֵ֔כוּ (yê·lê·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

without
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

turning
יִסַּ֖בּוּ (yis·sab·bū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

as they moved.
בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃ (bə·leḵ·tān)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk


Additional Translations
Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.And they went every one straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.

And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.

And each one went straight forward: wherever the spirit was going they went, and turned not back.

And they went every one straight forward: whither the Spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.

And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.

And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.

Each one went straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn't turn when they went.

And each straight forward they go, whither the spirit is to go, they go, they turn not round in their going.
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