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Ezekiel 40:42-44
New English Translation
Ezekiel 40:42-44
New English Translation
42 The four tables for the burnt offering were of carved stone, 32 inches[a] long, 32 inches[b] wide, and 21 inches[c] high. They would put the instruments that they used to slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice on them. 43 There were hooks[d] three inches[e] long fastened in the house all around, and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.
44 On the outside of the inner gate were chambers for the singers of the inner court, one[f] at the side of the north gate facing south, and the other at the side of the south[g] gate facing north.
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- Ezekiel 40:42 tn Heb “1½ cubits” (i.e., 78.75 cm).
- Ezekiel 40:42 tn Heb “1½ cubits” (i.e., 78.75 cm).
- Ezekiel 40:42 tn Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm).
- Ezekiel 40:43 tc This reading is supported by the Aramaic Targum. The LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac read “shelves” or some type of projection.
- Ezekiel 40:43 tn Heb “one handbreadth” (7.5 cm).
- Ezekiel 40:44 tn “One” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied for clarity in the translation.
- Ezekiel 40:44 tc This reading is supported by the LXX; the MT reads “east.”
Ezekiel 40:42-44
New International Version
Ezekiel 40:42-44
New International Version
42 There were also four tables of dressed stone(A) for the burnt offerings, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit high.[a] On them were placed the utensils for slaughtering the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.(B) 43 And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth[b] long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.
The Rooms for the Priests
44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one[c] at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south[d] gate and facing north.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 40:42 That is, about 2 2/3 feet long and wide and 21 inches high or about 80 centimeters long and wide and 53 centimeters high
- Ezekiel 40:43 That is, about 3 1/2 inches or about 9 centimeters
- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were rooms for singers, which were
- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east
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