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The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There were hooks, each 3 inches long, fastened all around the foyer walls. The sacrificial meat was laid on the tables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And within <i>were</i> hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables <i>was</i> the flesh of the offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Inside <i>were</i> hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices <i>was</i> on the tables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the double hooks, one hand width <i>in length,</i> were installed in the house all around; and on the tables <i>was</i> the flesh of the offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The double hooks, one handbreadth in length, were installed in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the double hooks, one handbreadth in length, were installed in the house all around; and on the tables <i>was</i> the flesh of the offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The double hooks, one handbreadth in length, were installed in the house all around; and on the tables <i>was</i> the flesh of the offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The double hooks, one hand width in length were installed in the house all around. The meat of the offering was [to be placed] on the tables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There were three-inch hooks fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be laid on the tables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There were three-inch hooks fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be laid on the tables. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened within round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the oblation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the hooks, an handbreadth long, were fastened within round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the oblation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Double-pronged hooks, three inches long, were attached to the wall all around the room, and the tables were for the meat of the animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Ledges 3 inches wide ran around the edge of the tables. All the meat to be offered in sacrifice was placed on the tables. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Double hooks, a single handbreadth in length, were installed all around in this portion of the temple area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There were hooks three inches long, fastened in the house all around, and on the tables was the flesh of the offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened within all around: and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And within were hooks, a hand broad, fastened around: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The hooks, a hand width long, were fastened within all around. The meat of the offering was on the tables. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the boundaries [are] one handbreadth, prepared within all around: and the flesh of the offering [is] on the tables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the boundaries are one handbreadth, prepared within all round about: and on the tables is the flesh of the offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And stalls one hand-breadth set up in the house round about, round about: and upon the tables the flesh of the oblation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the borders of them were of one handbreadth, turned inwards round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And their edges were one palm in width, turned inward all around. And the flesh of the oblation was on the tables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />on shelves the width of one hand, fixed all around the room; but on the tables themselves was the meat for the sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There were pegs, one handbreadth long, fastened all around the inside. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And within were hooks, a hand broad, fastened round about; and upon the tables they placed the flesh of the offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And their edges were a handbreadth going around, and they were laying upon the table the flesh of offerings<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the slabs, a handbreadth long, were fastened within round about; and upon the tables was to be the flesh of the offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall have within a border of hewn stone round about of a span broad, and over the tables above screens for covering <i>them</i> from the wet and from the heat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12381" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Eight Tables for Sacrifices</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">42</span>There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices. <span class="reftext">43</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8240.htm" title="8240: wə·haš·p̄at·ta·yim (Conj-w, Art:: N-md) -- Perhaps fireplaces, ash heaps. From shaphath; a stall; also a hook.">The double-pronged hooks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">each a</a> <a href="/hebrew/2948.htm" title="2948: ṭō·p̄aḥ (N-ms) -- A span, handbreadth. From taphach.">handbreadth long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: mū·ḵā·nîm (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">were fastened</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all around</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·ba·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the inside of the room,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śar (N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">and the flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: haq·qā·rə·ḇān (Art:: N-ms) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present.">of the offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">was to be placed on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7979.htm" title="7979: haš·šul·ḥā·nō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- A table. From shalach; a table; by implication, a meal.">the tables.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9</a></span><br />The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a></span><br />Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">2 Chronicles 4:16</a></span><br />and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40</a></span><br />Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">Leviticus 6:28</a></span><br />The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14</a></span><br />and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-14.htm">2 Kings 16:14-15</a></span><br />He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar. / Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Leviticus 1:13</a></span><br />The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3</a></span><br />He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13-14</a></span><br />or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-30.htm">Leviticus 7:30-31</a></span><br />With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD. / The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a></span><br />We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-6.htm">Revelation 1:6</a></span><br />who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.</p><p class="hdg">hooks.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-6.htm">Leviticus 1:6,8</a></b></br> And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-20.htm">Leviticus 8:20</a></b></br> And he cut the ram into pieces; 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The use of hooks in sacrificial contexts is consistent with practices in ancient Near Eastern temples, where such tools were necessary for handling offerings. This detail underscores the meticulous nature of temple worship and the importance of order in the sacrificial system.<p><b>each a handbreadth long</b><br>A handbreadth is an ancient unit of measurement approximately equal to four inches or the width of a hand. This specific measurement highlights the precision and care in the construction and furnishing of the temple, reflecting the divine instructions given to Ezekiel. The attention to detail signifies the holiness and sanctity of the temple space.<p><b>were fastened all around the inside of the room</b><br>The placement of these hooks around the room suggests a systematic approach to handling sacrifices, ensuring that the process was efficient and orderly. This arrangement may symbolize the comprehensive nature of God's provision and the thoroughness required in worship practices. It also reflects the temple's role as a place of continual sacrifice and worship.<p><b>and the flesh of the offering</b><br>The mention of "flesh of the offering" refers to the sacrificial system central to Israelite worship, where offerings were made to atone for sin and express devotion to God. This practice is deeply rooted in the Mosaic Law, as seen in Leviticus, and points to the need for a mediator between God and humanity. It foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself as the perfect atonement for sin.<p><b>was to be placed on the tables</b><br>The tables in the temple were used for preparing and presenting sacrifices. This detail emphasizes the structured and sacred nature of temple worship. The tables' presence signifies the importance of offerings in maintaining the covenant relationship between God and His people. It also prefigures the table of the Lord's Supper in the New Testament, where believers remember Christ's sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple in chapters 40-48.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision describes a future temple, symbolizing God's presence and the restoration of Israel. This temple is not the Second Temple built after the exile but a visionary, idealized temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_offerings.htm">The Offerings</a></b><br>The context of the verse involves the sacrificial system, which was central to Israelite worship, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/double-pronged_hooks.htm">Double-pronged hooks</a></b><br>These were likely used for handling the sacrificial meat, indicating the practical aspects of temple service and the importance of order and cleanliness in worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tables.htm">The Tables</a></b><br>Used for preparing the offerings, these tables highlight the structured and sacred nature of temple rituals.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_order_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Order in Worship</a></b><br>The detailed description of temple furnishings, including the hooks and tables, underscores the importance of order and reverence in worship. Our worship should reflect God's holiness and be conducted with care and respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points to the need for atonement and foreshadows Christ's ultimate sacrifice. Reflect on how Christ's sacrifice fulfills the law and offers us a new way to approach God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_restoration.htm">God's Presence and Restoration</a></b><br>The vision of the temple represents God's desire to dwell among His people and restore them. Consider how God is working to restore and renew your life today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_service_in_worship.htm">Practical Service in Worship</a></b><br>The hooks and tables remind us of the practical aspects of serving God. Every task, no matter how mundane, is significant in the context of worship and service to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel_42_and_1_kings_6_differ.htm">Why do the measurements in Ezekiel 42 seem to conflict with earlier temple designs described in 1 Kings 6?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_ezekiel_40_5-16_match_temple_finds.htm">How do the measurements in Ezekiel 40:5-16 align with archaeological evidence of any actual Temple structure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_ezekiel_40's_temple_design_unique.htm">Why does Ezekiel 40 describe a Temple layout that differs so widely from known historical designs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(43) <span class= "bld">Hooks.--</span>This is a word of doubtful meaning, found elsewhere only in <a href="/psalms/68-13.htm" title="Though you have lien among the pots, yet shall you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.">Psalm 68:13</a>, where it is translated <span class= "ital">pots.</span> It certainly designates something "within" the porch, and therefore could not have been anything attached to the tables which were "without." Our translators, following the ancient Chaldee paraphrast, have probably given the true sense, <span class= "ital">hooks,</span> upon which the flesh of the victims was hung after it had been prepared upon the tables.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 43.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The hooks</span>. The word <span class="hebrew">שְׁפַתַּיִם</span> occurs again only in <a href="/psalms/68-13.htm">Psalm 68:13</a>, where it signifies "sheepfolds," or "stalls;" its older form (<span class="hebrew">מִשְׁפְתַיִם</span>) appearing in <a href="/genesis/49-14.htm">Genesis 49:14</a> and <a href="/judges/5-16.htm">Judges 5:16</a>. As this sense is unsuitable, recourse must be had to its derivation (from <span class="hebrew">שָׁפַת</span>, "to put, set, or fix"), which suggests as its import here either, as Ewald, Kliefoth, Hengstenberg, Havernick, and Smend, following the LXX. and Vulgate, prefer, "ledges," or "border guards," on the edge of the tables, to keep the instruments or flesh from falling off; or, as Kimchi, Gesenius, Furst, Keil, Schroder, and Plumptre, after the Chaldean paraphrast, explain, "pegs" fastened in the wall for hanging the slaughtered caresses before they were flayed. In favor of the first meaning stand the facts that the second clause of this verse speaks of" tables," not of "walls," and that the measure of the <span class="accented">shephataim</span> is one of breadth rather than of length; against it are the considerations that the dual form, <span class="accented">shephataim</span>, fits better to a forked peg than to a double border, and that the <span class="accented">shephataim</span> are stated to have been fastened "in the house" (<span class="accented">ba-baith</span>), which again suits the idea of a peg fastened in the outer wall of the porch, rather than of a border fixed upon a table. The last clause of this verse is rendered by Ewald, after the LXX., "and over the tables" (obviously those standing outside of the porch) "were covers to protect them from rain and from drought;" and it is conceivable that coverings might have been advantageous for both the wooden tables and the officiating priests; only the Hebrew must be changed before it can yield this rendering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The double-pronged hooks,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַֽשְׁפַתַּ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haš·p̄at·ta·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8240.htm">Strong's 8240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps fireplaces, ash heaps</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each a</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֛ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">handbreadth [long],</span><br /><span class="heb">טֹ֧פַח</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·p̄aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2948.htm">Strong's 2948: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spread of the hand, a palm-breadth, a corbel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were fastened</span><br /><span class="heb">מוּכָנִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(mū·ḵā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all around</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֣יב ׀</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the inside of the room,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבַּ֖יִת</span> <span class="translit">(bab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the flesh</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשַׂ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּרְבָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·rə·ḇān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7133.htm">Strong's 7133: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was to be placed on</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tables.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֻּׁלְחָנ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šul·ḥā·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7979.htm">Strong's 7979: </a> </span><span class="str2">A table, a meal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Ezekiel 40:43 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:43 The hooks a handbreadth long were fastened (Ezek. 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