Bible Strands
Ezekiel 40:41
So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The vision addresses the exiled community, recording the architectural specifications of the restored temple’s north gateway during a prophetic tour of the sacred precincts.
The words — The term שֻׁלְחָנ֜וֹת (shulchanot) literally means "tables" designated for slaughtering sacrifices, while מִ/פֹּ֗ה (mipoh) and מִ/פֹּ֖ה (mipoh) specify their placement "from here" or "on each side" of the gate structure.
The thread — This count of eight tables directly parallels the eight tables inside the portico in Ezekiel 40:39 and extends the two tables noted in Ezekiel 40:40 outside the north gateway.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge the precise, symmetrical allocation of space for slaughter rites before any theological application to worship order is drawn.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 40:39 Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.