Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 41:22
22There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square.1 Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”
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
20Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance. 21The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar. 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.” 23Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors, 24and each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.
Read all of Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 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
- There was an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
- of woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- highגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364
- and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- ·אֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- Its cornersמִקְצֹעַmaqtsôa‛ maqtsôa‛ maqtsô‛âh · cornerH4740
- and sidesקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- And the man toldדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- is the tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
- thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- is beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:22
- Exodus 30:1“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
- 1 Kings 6:20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
- 1 Kings 7:48Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
- 2 Chronicles 4:19Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
- Revelation 8:3Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
- Ezekiel 23:41You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
- Ezekiel 44:16They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.
- Exodus 25:28Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
- Leviticus 24:6and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD.
- Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
- Malachi 1:7By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.
- 1 Corinthians 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
- Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
- Exodus 30:8When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.
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
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 41:22 Or long; the altar was approximately 5.25 feet high and 3.5 feet square (1.6 meters high and 1.1 meters square) ↩
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
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