Ezekiel 40:43

Ezekiel 40:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
• New International Version (NIV)And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables.

Context of Ezekiel 40:43

41So there were four tables on each side of the gateway, eight tables in all, on which they slaughtered animals. 42There were four tables made of cut stone for burnt offerings. They were 3 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 21 inches high. On these tables the priests laid the utensils that were used to slaughter animals for burnt offerings and sacrifices. Double-pronged hooks, three inches long, were attached to the wall all around the room, and the tables were for the meat of the animals. 44Outside the gateways to the inner courtyard were the rooms for the singers in the inner courtyards. One room was at the side of the north gateway. It faced south. The other room was at the side of the south gateway. It faced north. 45The man said to me, “This room that faces south is for the priests who serve in the temple.

Ezekiel 40:43 word by word

וְהַֽשְׁפַתַּ֗יִם טֹ֧פַח אֶחָ֛ד מוּכָנִ֥ים בַּבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֣יב׀ סָבִ֑יב וְאֶל־הַשֻּׁלְחָנ֖וֹת בְּשַׂ֥ר הַקָּרְבָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And withinבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004
• hooksשְׁפַתַּ֫יִםshâphâth · hookH8240
• anאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• handטֹ֫פַחţôphach · handbreadthH2948
• broad, fastenedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• and upon the tablesשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• the fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• of the offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:43

• Leviticus 1:6Skin the burnt offering, and cut it into pieces.
• Leviticus 8:20When the ram was cut into pieces, Moses burned the head with the other pieces and the fat.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:43

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43Hooks - The alternative renderings given in the margin indicate the doubtfulness of the translation of the original word. The form is dual, and indicates that it is some object usually found in pairs. Some suggest that they were borders or ledges set, on either side of the tables, a handbreadth from the edges, to prevent the instruments placed on them from falling off. If the rendering “hooks” be adopted, it is to be explained thus: that these hooks were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43The hooks might be used to store the knives and tools mentioned in Ezekiel 40:42.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4343. hooks--cooking apparatus for cooking the flesh of the sacrifices that fell to the priests. The hooks were "fastened" in the walls within the apartment, to hang the meat from, so as to roast it. The Hebrew comes from a root "fixed" or "placed."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 40:43

• Handbreadth
• Hooks
• Measure

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 40

• 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
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings