English Standard Version
Ezekiel 41:22
22an 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."
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.”
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)There was an altar made of wood, 5-1/4 feet high and 3-1/2 feet across. Its corners, base, and sides were all made of wood. “This,” the man told me, “is the table that stands in the Lord’s presence.”
Context of Ezekiel 41:22
20From the floor to above the door, cherubim and palm trees were carved; similarly the wall of the nave. 21The doorposts of the nave were squared, and in front of the Holy Place was something resembling 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." 23The nave and the Holy Place had each a double door. 24The double doors had two leaves apiece, two swinging leaves for each door.
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
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 on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.
- 1 Kings 6:20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid an altar of cedar.
- 1 Kings 7:48So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the Lord: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence,
- 2 Chronicles 4:19So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence,
- Revelation 8:3And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne,
- Ezekiel 23:41You sat on a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil.
- Ezekiel 44:16They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.
- Exodus 25:28You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these.
- Leviticus 24:6And you shall set them in two piles, six in a pile, on the table of pure gold before the Lord.
- Proverbs 9:2She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
- Malachi 1:7By offering polluted food upon my altar. But you say, 'How have we polluted you?' By saying that the Lord's table may be despised.
- 1 Corinthians 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
- Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
- Exodus 30:8and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering 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
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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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