Ezekiel 41:22

Ezekiel 41:22 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)There was a wooden altar three cubits high and two cubits square; its corners, its base and its sides were of wood. The man said to me, “This is the table that is before the Lord.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)an altar of wood, three cubits high, two cubits long, and two cubits broad. Its corners, its base, and its walls were of wood. He said to me, "This is the table that is before the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits. Its corners, its length, and its sides were of wood; and he said to me, “This is the table that is before the Lord.”

Context of Ezekiel 41:22

20From the floor to [the space] above the entrance cherubim and palm decorations were carved, and also on the wall of the nave [the Holy Place]. 21The doorposts of the nave were square; as for the front of the sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other. The altar was of wood, three cubits high and two cubits long; and its corners, its base, and its sides were wood. And he said to me, “This is the table that is before the Lord.” 23The nave (Holy Place) and the sanctuary (Holy of Holies) each had a double door. 24Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging (folding) leaves; two leaves for the one door and two leaves for the other.

Ezekiel 41:22 word by word

הַמִּזְבֵּ֡חַ עֵ֣ץ שָׁלוֹשׁ֩ אַמּ֨וֹת גָּבֹ֜הַּ וְאָרְכּ֣וֹ שְׁתַּֽיִם־אַמּ֗וֹת וּמִקְצֹֽעוֹתָיו֙ ל֔וֹ וְאָרְכּ֥וֹ וְקִֽירֹתָ֖יו עֵ֑ץ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלַ֔י זֶ֚ה הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• highגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364
• and the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• thereof twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• and the cornersמִקְצֹעַmaqtsôa‛ maqtsôa‛ maqtsô‛âh · cornerH4740
• thereof, and the wallsקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• and he saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• the tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:22

• Exodus 30:1“You shall make an altar upon which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.
• 1 Kings 6:20The Holy of Holies was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height (a cube), and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the cedar altar [with gold].
• 1 Kings 7:48Solomon made all the [other] furniture which was in the house of the Lord: the [incense] altar of gold; the table of gold on which was the bread of the Presence;
• 2 Chronicles 4:19Solomon also made all the articles that were in the house of God: the golden altar, and the tables for the bread of the Presence (showbread),
• Revelation 8:3Another angel came and stood at the altar. He had a golden censer, and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints (God’s people) on the golden altar in front of the throne.
• Ezekiel 23:41and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged before it on which you had set My incense and My oil.
• Ezekiel 44:16“They shall enter into My sanctuary; and they shall come near to My table to minister to Me and they shall perform [the priestly] duty to me.
• Exodus 25:28You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
• Leviticus 24:6You shall set the bread of the Presence (showbread) in two rows, six in a row, on the pure gold table before the Lord.
• Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table.
• Malachi 1:7You are presenting defiled food upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By thinking that the table of the Lord is contemptible and may be despised.
• 1 Corinthians 10:21You cannot drink [both] the Lord’s cup and the cup of demons. You cannot share in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons [thereby becoming partners with them].
• Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door [of the church] and continually knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him (restore him), and he with Me.
• Exodus 30:8When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The altar of wood - This was the altar of incense, and was covered with plates of gold.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The altar of wood - The altar for incense (marginal reference); “altar of gold” (see 1 Kings 7:48). Walls - The corner pieces of the altar, rising into projections called in Exodus horns, here corners. Table - “table and altar” were convertible terms Malachi 1:7.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The only piece of furniture was a wooden altar, the table that stands in the Lord’s presence. This is likely where the priests daily placed the bread of the presence before the Lord (Exodus 25:30). Describing this table as an altar emphasizes the focus on sacrifice in Ezekiel’s temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. table ... before the Lord--the altar of incense (Eze 44:16). At it, not at the table of showbread, the priests daily ministered. It stood in front of the veil, and is therefore said to be "before the Lord." It is called a table, as being that at which the Lord will take delight in His people, as at a feast. Hence its dimensions are larger than that of old--three cubits high, two broad, instead of two and one.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Architecture
• Atonement, Day of
• Cherubim (1)
• Corner
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Priest, High

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings