New English Translation
Ezekiel 41:22
22The altar was of wood, 5¼ feet high, with its length 3½ feet; its corners, its length, 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.”
- 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 ground to the area above the entrance, cherubim and decorative palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary. 21The doorposts of the outer sanctuary were square. In front of the sanctuary one doorpost looked just like the other. The altar was of wood, 5¼ feet high, with its length 3½ feet; its corners, its length, and its walls were of wood. He said to me, “This is the table that is before the Lord.” 23The outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary each had a double door. 24Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves 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
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 are to make an altar for burning incense; you are to make it of acacia wood.
- 1 Kings 6:20The inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold, as well as the cedar altar.
- 1 Kings 7:48Solomon also made all these items for the Lord’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence,
- 2 Chronicles 4:19Solomon also made these items for God’s temple: the gold altar, the tables on which the Bread of the Presence was kept,
- Revelation 8:3Another angel holding a golden censer came and was stationed at the altar. A large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.
- Ezekiel 23:41You sat on a magnificent couch, with a table arranged in front of it where you placed my incense and my olive oil.
- Ezekiel 44:16They will enter my sanctuary, and approach my table to minister to me; they will keep my charge.
- Exodus 25:28You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
- Leviticus 24:6and you must set them in two rows, six in a row, on the ceremonially pure table before the Lord.
- Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her meat, she has mixed her wine; she also has arranged her table.
- Malachi 1:7You are offering improper sacrifices on my altar, yet you ask, ‘How have we offended you?’ By treating the table of the Lord as if it is of no importance!
- 1 Corinthians 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot take part in the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
- Revelation 3:20Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me.
- Exodus 30:8When Aaron sets up the lamps around sundown he is to burn incense on it; it is to be 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
In the dictionaries
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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