Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning. Young's Literal Translation And the living creatures are running, and turning back, as the appearance of the flash. King James Bible And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. Hebrew The creaturesוְהַחַיּ֖וֹת (wə·ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life were darting back and forth רָצ֣וֹא (rā·ṣō·w) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7519: To run, to delight in as quickly as כְּמַרְאֵ֖ה (kə·mar·’êh) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision flashes of lightning. הַבָּזָֽק׃ (hab·bā·zāq) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 965: A flash of lightning |