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Ezekiel 40

Ezekiel 40:41

Eight Tables for Sacrifices · Ezekiel 40:38–43
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Translations

Modern
So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
Traditional
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.
Literal
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on this side, by the side of the gateway—eight tables, and on them they slaughtered.
Latin
…quatuor mensæ hinc, et quatuor mensæ inde: per latera portæ octo mensæ erant, super quas immolabant.

Original

Hebrew
English
So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.

Notes

Ezekiel 40:38–43

The sacrificial animals were killed and prepared in rooms beside the gateways that led into the inner courtyard. This detail shows the main purpose of the new temple. It was a place for sacrifice.

The animals had to be washed and cut into pieces before the priests offered them on the altar. These steps prepared the animals for worship.

In Ezekiel’s vision, this new temple strongly focuses on sacrifices that atoned for sin. These sacrifices dealt with sin and restored the relationship between God and humanity that sin had broken. By contrast, the temple in Jerusalem was both a place for sacrifice and a house of prayer (see 1 Kings 8:27–30, 52–53; Isaiah 56:6–8; Matthew 21:13).

Ezekiel 40:1–46:24

The prophet’s tour of the new temple began outside the building. He then moved step by step toward its center.

After reaching the inside, he walked outward again. The tour ended at the kitchens located in the corners of the outer courtyard (Ezekiel 46:19–24).

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