The Meaning of Ezekiel 10:18 Explained

Ezekiel 10:18

KJV: Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

YLT: And go forth doth the honour of Jehovah from off the threshold of the house, and standeth over the cherubs,

Darby: And the glory of Jehovah departed from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

ASV: And the glory of Jehovah went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then the glory  of the LORD  departed  from off the threshold  of the house,  and stood  over the cherubims. 

What does Ezekiel 10:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 10

1  The vision of the coals of fire, to be scattered over the city
8  The vision of the cherubim

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 10:18 mean?

And departed the glory of Yahweh from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim
וַיֵּצֵא֙ כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל מִפְתַּ֣ן הַבָּ֑יִת וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־ הַכְּרוּבִֽים

וַיֵּצֵא֙  And  departed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
כְּב֣וֹד  the  glory 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מִפְתַּ֣ן  the  threshold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִפְתָּן  
Sense: threshold.
הַבָּ֑יִת  of  the  temple 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד  and  stood 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַכְּרוּבִֽים  the  cherubim 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּרוּב  
Sense: cherub, cherubim (pl).