Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.
Parallel translations
- WEB Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they killed the sacrifices.
- BSB So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
- NKJV Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices.
- NASB Four tables were on each side next to the gate; eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices.
- NLT So there were eight tables in all—four inside and four outside—where the sacrifices were cut up and prepared.
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Quick answer
In all, eight tables stood by the gate for slaughtering the sacrifices, four on each side. The abundance of provision shows worship's central place in the restored community.
Overview
The eight tables provided generous capacity for the constant work of sacrifice. The detail signals a fully functioning house of worship, restored after the exile's desolation. It reminds believers that God provides everything needed for his people to approach him, ultimately through the finished work of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 1
- Ezek 40:39–40And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.
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