Ezekiel 1:9

The Four Living Creatures

8Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,9and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.

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Berean Standard Bible
and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
American Standard Version (1901)
their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
Bible in Basic English
They went without turning, every one went straight forward.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward.
Free Bible Version
and each of their wings touched the wings of the one next to it. As they moved they didn't turn—they all moved straight in one direction.
King James (Authorized) Version
Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
Translation for Translators
As the four creaturesstood there, they formed a circle/square, with their wings touching each other. They did not turn when they were moving; they went straight ahead.
Unlocked Literal Bible
their wings were touching the wings of the next creature, and they did not turn as they went; instead, each one went straight forward.
Noah Webster Bible
Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
World English Bible
Their wings were joined to one another. They didn’t turn when they went. Each one went straight forward.
Young's Literal Translation
joining one unto another [are] their wings, they turn not round in their going, each straight forward they go.