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Ezekiel 40

Ezekiel 40:43

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

Modern
The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.
Traditional
And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
Literal
And hooks, one handbreadth, were fastened on the inside all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the sacrifices.
Latin
Et labia earum palmi unius, reflexa intrinsecus per circuitum: super mensas autem carnes oblationis.

Original

Hebrew
English
The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.

Notes

Ezekiel 40:43

The hooks might be used to store the knives and tools mentioned in Ezekiel 40:42.

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).

Events

Measurements

  • a handbreadth long: About 2.9 in (7.4 cm)

Glossary

Arch Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Furniture Judaism Laver New Jerusalem Porch Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy

Topics

Handbreadth: A Measure (About Four Inches) Hooks in the Temple, Seen in Ezekiel's Vision Measure: A Handbreadth