7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze. 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings, 9 and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
Ezekiel 1:7–9
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