~ and as it were ~ 02_EXO_24_10  And they saw the God of Israel, and [there was] under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in [his] clearness. #, 04_NUM_11_31  And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let [them] fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits [high] upon the face of the earth. #, 04_NUM_11_31  And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let [them] fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits [high] upon the face of the earth. #, 19_PSA_017_012  Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. # , 66_REV_08_08  And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea, and the third part of the sea became blood; #,