Ezekiel 40:41
New International Version
So there were four tables on one side of the gateway and four on the other—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were slaughtered.

New Living Translation
So there were eight tables in all—four inside and four outside—where the sacrifices were cut up and prepared.

English Standard Version
Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, on which to slaughter.

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

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices.

New American Standard Bible
Four tables were on each side next to the gate; eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices.

NASB 1995
Four tables were on each side next to the gate; or, eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices.

NASB 1977
Four tables were on each side next to the gate; or, eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices.

Legacy Standard Bible
Four tables were on each side next to the gate; or, eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices.

Amplified Bible
Four tables were on each side next to the gate; [a total of] eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices.

Christian Standard Bible
So there were four tables inside the gate and four outside, eight tables in all on which the slaughtering was to be done.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So there were four tables inside the gate and four outside, eight tables in all on which the slaughtering was to be done.

American Standard Version
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew the sacrifices.

Contemporary English Version
So there was a total of eight tables, four inside and four outside, where the animals were killed,

English Revised Version
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew the sacrifices.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So there were four tables on each side of the gateway, eight tables in all, on which they slaughtered animals.

Good News Translation
Altogether there were eight tables on which the animals to be sacrificed were killed: four inside the room and four out in the courtyard.

International Standard Version
In that way, there were four tables on each side in front of the gate, for a total of eight tables for use in slaughtering the offerings.

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

NET Bible
Four tables were on each side of the gate, eight tables on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.

New Heart English Bible
Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices.

Webster's Bible Translation
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, upon which they slew their sacrifices.

World English Bible
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate: eight tables, on which they killed the sacrifices.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
four tables [are] on this side and four tables on that side, at the side of the gate, eight tables on which they slaughter.

Young's Literal Translation
four tables are on this side, and four tables on that side, at the side of the gate, eight tables on which they slaughter.

Smith's Literal Translation
Four tables from hence, and fear tables from thence, to the side of the gate; eight tables they will slaughter upon them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side: at the sides of the gate were eight tables, upon which they slew the victims.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Four tables were on one side, and four tables were on the other side; along the sides of the gate, there were eight tables, upon which they immolated.

New American Bible
There were thus four tables on one side of the gate and four tables on the other side, eight tables in all, for slaughtering.

New Revised Standard Version
Four tables were on the inside, and four tables on the outside of the side of the gate, eight tables, on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables in all, upon which they slaughtered their sacrifices.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Four tables here and four tables there, in the porches of the gate of the land, and they are the eight tables upon which they slaughter
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon to slay the sacrifices.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Four on one side and four on the other side behind the gate; upon them they kill the victims, in front of the eight tables of sacrifices.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Eight Tables for Sacrifices
40Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico. 41So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside eight tables in all— on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered. 42There 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.…

Cross References
Exodus 27:1-8
“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. ...

2 Chronicles 4:1
He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.

Leviticus 1:5-9
And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces. / The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. ...

1 Kings 8:64
On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings.

Leviticus 4:7
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.

2 Chronicles 7:7
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.

Leviticus 6:9-13
“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. ...

Numbers 18:17
But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Leviticus 17:5-6
For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD. / The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Hebrews 13:10
We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

Leviticus 9:12-14
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.

1 Corinthians 9:13
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?

Leviticus 3:2-5
He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar. / From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, / both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. ...

Revelation 6:9
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.

Leviticus 7:2
The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.


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Ezekiel 40
1. The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple
6. The description of the east gate of the outer court
20. of the north gate
24. of the south gate
27. of the south gate of the inner court
32. of the east gate
35. and of the north gate
39. Eight tables
44. The chambers
48. The porch of the house














So there were four tables
The phrase "four tables" indicates a specific arrangement and purpose within the temple's design. In the Hebrew context, the number four often symbolizes completeness or universality, reflecting the comprehensive nature of God's provision for worship. These tables were likely made of stone, as was customary for sacrificial purposes, ensuring durability and purity. The presence of these tables underscores the organized and intentional nature of worship in the temple, emphasizing that God is a God of order and precision.

on each side of the gateway
The "gateway" refers to the entrance of the inner court of the temple, a place of transition from the outer to the inner sanctum. This positioning of the tables on each side signifies accessibility and readiness for the sacrificial rites, highlighting the importance of preparation in approaching God. Historically, gateways were significant in ancient Near Eastern architecture, often serving as places of judgment or decision, symbolizing the threshold between the secular and the sacred.

eight tables in all
The total of "eight tables" further emphasizes the completeness and sufficiency of the provision for sacrifices. In biblical numerology, the number eight often represents new beginnings or a new order, as seen in the eight people saved in Noah's Ark or the eighth day marking the start of a new week. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the new covenant and the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, who brings a new beginning for humanity.

on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered
The act of "slaughtering" sacrifices on these tables is central to the worship practices described in Ezekiel. The Hebrew root for "sacrifice" (זֶבַח, zevach) conveys the idea of offering something valuable to God, an act of devotion and atonement. This sacrificial system was a foreshadowing of the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law and the prophets. The meticulous preparation and execution of these sacrifices remind believers of the seriousness of sin and the profound grace of God in providing a means of reconciliation.

(41) Four tables.--The eight tables of this verse are evidently meant to be distinguished from those of Ezekiel 40:40; Ezekiel 40:42, and make twelve tables in all. They stood four on each side of the gate, somewhat nearer, therefore, than the others to the wall of the inner court. They were used for the same sacrificial purpose, except that the others only are mentioned (Ezekiel 40:42) as places "whereupon they laid" the sacrificial instruments.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So there were four
אַרְבָּעָ֨ה (’ar·bā·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 702: Four

tables
שֻׁלְחָנ֜וֹת (šul·ḥā·nō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7979: A table, a meal

inside the gateway
הַשָּׁ֑עַר (haš·šā·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

and four
וְאַרְבָּעָ֧ה (wə·’ar·bā·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 702: Four

outside—
מִפֹּ֗ה (mip·pōh)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's 6311: This place, here

eight
שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה (šə·mō·w·nāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth

tables
שֻׁלְחָנ֛וֹת (šul·ḥā·nō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7979: A table, a meal

in all—
אֲלֵיהֶ֥ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
יִשְׁחָֽטוּ׃ (yiš·ḥā·ṭū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7819: To slaughter, beat


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