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On them were placed the utensils for slaughtering the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40.htm">New Living Translation</a> There were also four tables of finished stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 31 1 / 2 inches square and 21 inches high. On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements for slaughtering the sacrificial animals. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> And there were four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a> And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a> There were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, one cubit and a half long, one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; on these they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the burnt offering there were four tables of cut stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they set the utensils with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the burnt offering there were four tables of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and one cubit high, on which they lay the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And for the burnt offering there were four tables of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they lay the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For the burnt offering there were four tables of cut stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they lay the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Moreover, there were four tables of hewn stone (ashlar) for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they lay the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> There were also four tables of cut stone for the burnt offering, each 31 1 /2 inches long, 31 1 /2 inches wide, and 21 inches high. The utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices were placed on them. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> There were also four tables of cut stone for the burnt offering, each 31 1/2 inches long, 31 1/2 inches wide, and 21 inches high. The utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices were placed on them. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> And there were four tables for the burnt-offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; whereupon they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt-offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> And there were four tables for the burnt offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> There were four tables made of cut stone for burnt offerings. They were 3 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 21 inches high. On these tables the priests laid the utensils that were used to slaughter animals for burnt offerings and sacrifices. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> The four tables in the annex, used to prepare the offerings to be burned whole, were of cut stone. They were 20 inches high, and their tops were 30 inches square. All the equipment used in killing the sacrificial animals was kept on these tables. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> There were four tables carved from stone for the burnt offering, each one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one cubit high, on which the instruments are laid for slaughtering burnt offerings and sacrifices. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a> The four tables for the burnt offering were of carved stone, 32 inches long, 32 inches wide, and 21 inches high. They would put the instruments which they used to slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice on them. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> There were four tables of carved stone for the burnt offering, two feet seven inches long, and two feet seven inches broad, and twenty-one inches high; on which they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt-offering, of a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high: upon which also they laid the instruments with which they slew the burnt-offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a> There were four cut stone tables for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high. They laid the instruments with which they killed the burnt offering and the sacrifice on them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the four tables for burnt-offering [are] of hewn stone: the length—one cubit and a half, and the breadth—one cubit and a half, and the height—one cubit; they place on them the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt-offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the four tables for burnt-offering are of hewn stone: the length one cubit and a half, and the breadth one cubit and a half, and the height one cubit: on them they place the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt-offering and the sacrifice. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the four tables for the burnt-offering, of cut stones, the length, one cubit and a half, and the breadth, one cubit and a half, and the height, one cubit: upon them they placed the instruments which they will slaughter the burnt-offering with them, and the sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the four tables for the holocausts were made of square stones: one cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high: to lay the vessels upon, in which the holocaust and the victim is slain. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now the four tables for the holocausts were constructed of square stones: one and a half cubit in length, and one and a half cubits in width, and one cubit in height. Upon these, they placed the vessels, in which the holocaust and the victim were immolated. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a> The four tables for burnt offerings were made of cut stone, one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one cubit high; the instruments used for slaughtering burnt offerings and other sacrifices were kept <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> There were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offerings, a cubit and a half long and a cubit and a half broad, upon which they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offerings and the sacrifices. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And four tables of cut stone for a burnt peace offering, its length a cubit and a half, and its width a cubit and a half, and lying upon them are the instruments which those slaughtering burning peace offerings and sacrifices have by them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Moreover there were four tables for the burnt-offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, whereupon to lay the instruments wherewith the burnt-offering and the sacrifice are slain. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And there were four tables of hewn stone for whole-burnt-offerings, the breadth of them was a cubit and a half, and the length of them two cubits and a half, and their height was a cubit: on them they shall place the instruments with which they slay there the whole-burnt-offerings and the victims. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12362" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Eight Tables for Sacrifices</a> …41So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered. 42<a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: wə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">There were also four</a> <a href="/hebrew/7979.htm" title="7979: šul·ḥā·nō·wṯ (N-mp) -- A table. From shalach; a table; by implication, a meal.">tables</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’aḇ·nê (N-fpc) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">of dressed stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/1496.htm" title="1496: ḡā·zîṯ (N-fs) -- A cutting, hewing. From gazah; something cut, i.e. Dressed stone."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: lā·‘ō·w·lāh (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">for the burnt offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">each a cubit</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and a</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: wā·ḥê·ṣî (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">half</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">a cubit</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and a</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: wā·ḥê·ṣî (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">half</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and a</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubit</a> <a href="/hebrew/1363.htm" title="1363: wə·ḡō·ḇah (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Height. From gabahh; elation, grandeur, arrogance.">high.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">On these</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: wə·yan·nî·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">were placed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: hak·kê·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">the utensils</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: yiš·ḥă·ṭū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">used to slaughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·w·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">the burnt offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: wə·haz·zā·ḇaḥ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">and the other sacrifices.</a> 43The 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Exodus 27:1-8</a> “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. / Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze. / Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a> He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9</a> 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. <a href="/leviticus/6-9.htm">Leviticus 6:9-13</a> “Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. / And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it. / Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place. ... <a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">1 Kings 7:38-40</a> He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. / He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple. / 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: <a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1-7</a> Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. / He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze. / He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans. ... <a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7</a> The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. <a href="/leviticus/9-12.htm">Leviticus 9:12-14</a> Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar. / They brought him the burnt offering piece by piece, including the head, and he burned them on the altar. / He washed the entrails and the legs and burned them atop the burnt offering on the altar. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7</a> Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings. <a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a> We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat. <a href="/revelation/6-9.htm">Revelation 6:9</a> And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. <a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-5</a> Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel. / Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. <a href="/revelation/9-13.htm">Revelation 9:13</a> Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1</a> Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. <a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Revelation 14:18</a> Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments with which they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.no references listed for this verse <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Half</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Hewn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-21.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-9.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-18.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Tables</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Whereupon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-18.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-20.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Half</a> <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Hewn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-3.htm">High</a> <a href="/daniel/6-18.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/daniel/3-22.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/daniel/6-17.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-24.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/daniel/2-13.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/daniel/3-22.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Tables</a> <a href="/daniel/3-8.htm">Whereupon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 40</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">The description of the east gate of the outer court</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">of the north gate</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">of the south gate</a> 27. <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">of the south gate of the inner court</a> 32. <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">of the east gate</a> 35. <a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">and of the north gate</a> 39. <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Eight tables</a> 44. <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">The chambers</a> 48. <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">The porch of the house</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The number four often symbolizes completeness in the Bible, possibly indicating the comprehensive nature of the sacrificial system. The burnt offering was a central aspect of Old Testament worship, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. This aligns with the sacrificial system established in Leviticus, where offerings were made to maintain a covenant relationship with God.each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high The specific dimensions reflect the precision and orderliness of God's instructions, reminiscent of the detailed measurements given for the Tabernacle and Solomon's Temple. A cubit, approximately 18 inches, was a standard unit of measure in ancient Israel, indicating these tables were of moderate size, suitable for their purpose. The uniformity in size underscores the consistency required in worship practices.On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices The mention of utensils highlights the practical aspects of the sacrificial system, which required specific tools for the preparation and offering of sacrifices. This detail connects to the Levitical laws where priests were given specific roles and tools for conducting sacrifices. The phrase "other sacrifices" indicates the variety of offerings, such as peace offerings and sin offerings, each with its own significance in maintaining the covenant relationship with God. This foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled all sacrificial requirements through His death and resurrection, as described in the New Testament, particularly in the book of Hebrews.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, who received visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The vision of a future temple, symbolizing God's presence and the restoration of Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/b/burnt_offering.htm">Burnt Offering</a> A type of sacrifice in the Old Testament, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. 4. <a href="/topical/h/hewn_stone_tables.htm">Hewn Stone Tables</a> Specifically crafted tables for the preparation of sacrifices, indicating the order and sanctity of worship. 5. <a href="/topical/i/instruments_for_sacrifice.htm">Instruments for Sacrifice</a> Tools used in the preparation and offering of sacrifices, emphasizing the detailed and sacred nature of worship practices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_order_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Order in Worship</a> The detailed description of the temple and its furnishings underscores the importance of order and reverence in worship. God values structure and intentionality in how we approach Him. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a> The burnt offerings symbolize atonement and dedication. In the New Testament, Jesus' sacrifice fulfills this, calling us to live sacrificially in response to His grace. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_restoration.htm">God's Presence and Restoration</a> The vision of the temple represents God's desire to dwell among His people and restore them. This encourages us to seek His presence and trust in His restorative power. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_worship.htm">Preparation for Worship</a> The preparation of the tables and instruments signifies the need for readiness in worship. We should prepare our hearts and minds to meet with God. <a href="/topical/l/living_sacrifices.htm">Living Sacrifices</a> As believers, we are called to be living sacrifices, dedicating our lives to God's service and reflecting His holiness in our daily actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</a> <a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_42_fit_ancient_jerusalem.htm">How can the vast space described in Ezekiel 42 be reconciled with the known geographical and historical realities of ancient Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_deeds_with_israel's_woes.htm">Isaiah 12:5: How do we reconcile the emphasis on 'excellent things' done by God with the historical records of suffering and defeat experienced by the Israelites?</a> <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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>There were also four וְאַרְבָּעָה֩ (wə·’ar·bā·‘āh) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four tables שֻׁלְחָנ֨וֹת (šul·ḥā·nō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7979.htm">Strong's 7979: </a> A table, a meal of dressed stone אַבְנֵ֣י (’aḇ·nê) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> A stone for the burnt offering, לָעוֹלָ֜ה (lā·‘ō·w·lāh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> Whole burnt offering each a cubit אַמָּ֨ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base and a אַחַ֤ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first half וָחֵ֙צִי֙ (wā·ḥê·ṣî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> The half, middle long, אֹרֶךְ֩ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> Length a cubit אַמָּ֤ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base and a אַחַת֙ (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first half וָחֵ֔צִי (wā·ḥê·ṣî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> The half, middle wide, וְרֹ֨חַב (wə·rō·ḥaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width and a אֶחָ֑ת (’e·ḥāṯ) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first cubit אַמָּ֣ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base high. וְגֹ֖בַהּ (wə·ḡō·ḇah) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1363.htm">Strong's 1363: </a> Elation, grandeur, arrogance On these אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to were placed וְיַנִּ֤יחוּ (wə·yan·nî·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, the utensils הַכֵּלִים֙ (hak·kê·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus used to slaughter יִשְׁחֲט֧וּ (yiš·ḥă·ṭū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> To slaughter, beat the burnt offerings הָעוֹלָ֛ה (hā·‘ō·w·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> Whole burnt offering and other sacrifices. וְהַזָּֽבַח׃ (wə·haz·zā·ḇaḥ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Ezekiel 40:42 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-42.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:42 There were four tables for the burnt (Ezek. 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