Ezekiel 41:22
20 From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.
21 The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.
The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
24 And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”
- KJV
- The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
- WEB
- The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits. Its corners, its base, and its walls were of wood. He said to me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”
- ASV
- The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before Jehovah.
- DARBY
- The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits; and its corners, and its length, and its walls were of wood. And he said unto me, This is the table which is before Jehovah.
- BLB
- An altar [was] of wood, three cubits high, and its length [was] two cubits; and its corners for it, and its length, and its sides [were] of wood. And he said to me, “This [is] the table that [is] before the face of YHWH.”
- ÅB
- Alteret[^7] var av tre, tre alen høyt og to alen langt, og det hadde sine hjørner, og langsiden og veggene var av tre; og han talte til meg og sa: Dette er bordet som står for Herrens åsyn.
- OTB
- Det var et trekorsalter tre alen høyt og to alen kvadratisk; dets hjørner, base, og sider var av tre. Han sa til meg, “Dette er bordet som er foran Herren.”
- B1930
- Alteret var av tre, tre alen høit og to alen langt, og det hadde sine hjørner, og langsiden og veggene var av tre; og han talte til mig og sa: Dette er bordet som står for Herrens åsyn. / < d.e. røkofferalteret.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Malachi 1:12
But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
Read in contextEzekiel 44:16
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
Read in contextMalachi 1:7
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
Read in contextEzekiel 23:41
And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.
Read in contextRevelation 8:3
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
Read in contextLeviticus 24:6
And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
Read in contextExodus 30:1–3
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
Read in context1 Kings 6:20
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
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