Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court
Ezekiel 40:38-43
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
Jude
Revelation
Eze.40.38 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ולשכה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ופתחה: VERB,qal,imf,3,f,sg
- באילים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- השערים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- שם: ADV
- ידיחו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- העלה: NOUN,f,sg,abs,def
Parallels
- Ezekiel 42:13-14 (verbal): Same vision/book: describes chambers assigned to the priests and explicitly links those rooms with placement of holy/offering items—parallels wording and function (rooms near gates where offerings are placed).
- Ezekiel 43:18-27 (thematic): Detailed instructions for the burnt offerings and altar procedures in the temple-vision; thematically parallels the placement and handling of the olah (burnt offering) referenced in 40:38.
- 1 Kings 6:5-8 (structural): Solomon’s temple description of side chambers and rooms built against the temple walls—architectural parallel to Ezekiel’s chambers and gate-post rooms used for cultic purposes.
- 2 Chronicles 3:5 (structural): Chronicles’ account of the temple’s side chambers and layered construction; parallels Ezekiel’s emphasis on ancillary rooms adjoining the temple complex where priestly activities and offerings occur.
Alternative generated candidates
- And a chamber and its entrance were at the gates; there they shall slaughter the burnt offering.
- And chambers and their entrances were at the gateposts; there they washed the burnt offering.
Eze.40.39 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובאלם: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- השער: NOUN,m,sg,def
- שנים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- שלחנות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- מפו: PREP+PRON,3,ms
- ושנים: CONJ+NUM,m,pl,abs
- שלחנות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- מפה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לשחוט: VERB,qal,inf
- אליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
- העולה: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,sg,def
- והחטאת: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,def
- והאשם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- Exodus 29:11 (verbal): The priests are told to kill the bull 'at the entrance of the tent of meeting'—a direct verbal/location parallel to Ezekiel's placement of slaughtering tables at the gate/entrance.
- Leviticus 1:11 (thematic): Instructions about handling and disposing of parts of the burnt offering (skins, burning on the altar) reflect the ritual processing implied by the tables for the burnt, sin, and guilt offerings in Ezek. 40:39.
- Deuteronomy 12:27 (thematic): Commands to bring and slaughter offerings at the place the LORD will choose (centralized sanctuary) parallel Ezekiel’s prescription of specific places and fixtures (tables) for sacrificial slaughter in the restored temple.
- Ezekiel 43:20-24 (structural): Ezekiel’s later, detailed rules for slaughtering, sprinkling blood, and disposing of offerings in the future temple correspond functionally to the slaughter-tables at the gate in 40:39.
- Ezekiel 40:40 (structural): Immediate contextual parallel within the same temple description: adjacent verses describe additional tables/chambers associated with sacrificial handling, reinforcing the role and placement of the gate-tables in 40:39.
Alternative generated candidates
- And at the entrances of the gate were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, for slaughtering there the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering.
- And in the vestibule of the gate were two tables on this side and two tables on that side—to slaughter there the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering.
Eze.40.40 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואל: CONJ+PREP
- הכתף: NOUN,f,sg,def
- מחוצה: PREP
- לעולה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- לפתח: PREP
- השער: NOUN,m,sg,def
- הצפונה: NOUN,f,sg,def
- שנים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- שלחנות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ואל: CONJ+PREP
- הכתף: NOUN,f,sg,def
- האחרת: ADJ,f,sg,abs
- אשר: PRON,rel
- לאלם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- השער: NOUN,m,sg,def
- שנים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- שלחנות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- Ezekiel 42:13-14 (structural): Same temple-vision context: describes tables located at the sides of the inner court/gates for slaughtering and ritual use—parallel placement and function of tables by a gate.
- Exodus 25:23-30 (thematic): Prescribes the construction and cultic function of the Tabernacle's table (the bread of the Presence); parallels the presence of ritual tables within holy precincts.
- Leviticus 24:5-9 (thematic): Gives the arrangement and priestly use of the showbread on the sacred table—illustrates the ritual purpose of temple tables referenced in Ezekiel.
- 1 Samuel 21:4-6 (thematic): Narrative of the priestly table of showbread (bread of the Presence) being used—shows how temple tables functioned in practice, linking to Ezekiel’s tables.
- 1 Chronicles 9:32-33 (thematic): Describes Levites’ duties at the gates and the preparation of sacred bread/food for priestly service—connects gate-area activities with the placement and use of tables.
Alternative generated candidates
- And to the outer wing, at the entrance of the north gate, two tables; and to the other wing that faces the gate‑chambers two tables.
- And on the outside, at the entrance of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, toward the gate, were two tables.
Eze.40.41 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ארבעה: NUM,card,m,sg
- שלחנות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- מפה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וארבעה: CONJ+NUM,card,m,sg
- שלחנות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- מפה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לכתף: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- השער: NOUN,m,sg,def
- שמונה: NUM,card,8
- שלחנות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- אליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
- ישחטו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
Parallels
- Ezekiel 40:40 (verbal): Immediate parallel within the same temple vision; earlier verse also describes pairs of tables at the entrance where slaughtering is done—same cultic furniture and phrasing.
- Ezekiel 43:18-27 (thematic): Detailed regulations for offering and slaughtering at the altar in Ezekiel's vision of the restored temple; connects the function of slaughtering-tables to altar rites and priestly procedures.
- Leviticus 1:5-11 (thematic): Law texts describing how burnt offerings are slaughtered, prepared, and presented to the priest—provides the cultic background and procedure for sacrificial slaughter referenced by the temple tables.
- Exodus 25:23-30 (verbal): Instructions for making the table of the bread of the Presence in the tabernacle—parallels the presence of cultic 'tables' as fixed furniture in sacred space, highlighting continuity in temple furnishing terminology and function.
- 1 Chronicles 23:27-32 (thematic): Organization of Levitical/priestly duties including slaughtering and preparation of sacrifices for the house of the LORD—parallels the functional role of the slaughtering-tables in the temple service.
Alternative generated candidates
- Four tables on this side and four tables on that side at the wing of the gate—eight tables there for slaughtering.
- Four tables on this side and four tables on that side—eight tables at the gate’s side; on them they shall slaughter.
Eze.40.42 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וארבעה: CONJ+NUM,card,m,sg
- שלחנות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- לעולה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- אבני: NOUN,f,pl,cons
- גזית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ארך: ADJ,m,sg
- אמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- אחת: NUM,f,sg
- וחצי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ורחב: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- אחת: NUM,f,sg
- וחצי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וגבה: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- אמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- אחת: NUM,f,sg
- אליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
- ויניחו: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- הכלים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- ישחטו: VERB,qal,impf,3,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- העולה: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,sg,def
- בם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
- והזבח: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- Exodus 25:23 (structural): Instruction for the Table of Showbread in the Tabernacle — a cultic table with specific cubit dimensions placed in the holy space; parallels Ezekiel’s cultic 'tables' in size/function as objects for liturgical use.
- Exodus 37:10 (verbal): Artisan's repetition of the Table of Showbread dimensions and construction in the making of tabernacle furnishings — verbal/technical parallel to Ezekiel’s precise dimensions and stone tables.
- Leviticus 1:8 (thematic): Priestly action in handling the burnt offering (arranging and placing parts on the altar) — thematically parallels Ezekiel’s note that instruments and the slaughtered offerings were placed on the tables for the burnt offering.
- 1 Kings 7:48-50 (thematic): Listing of the temple’s bronze vessels and cultic furniture made for Solomon’s temple — parallels Ezekiel’s focus on appointed tables/utensils for sacrificial service in a permanent sanctuary.
- Ezekiel 43:18-27 (allusion): Later section of Ezekiel’s temple-oracles giving detailed ordinances for the altar and sacrificial procedures — closely related material that echoes and expands the cultic function of tables and sacrificial arrangements described in 40:42.
Alternative generated candidates
- And four tables for the burnt offering of hewn stone—each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high; on them they shall place the utensils with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
- And four tables for the burnt offering of hewn stone—one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one cubit high; on them they will place the utensils with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
Eze.40.43 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- והשפתים: NOUN,f,du,def
- טפח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחד: NUM,card,m,sg
- מוכנים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
- בבית: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
- סביב: ADV
- סביב: ADV
- ואל: CONJ+PREP
- השלחנות: NOUN,m,pl,def
- בשר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הקרבן: NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- Ezekiel 41:22 (structural): Continues the same visionary temple description and repeats architectural details (windows, thresholds, chambers) and nearby service areas—parallel context and measurements to 40:43.
- Ezekiel 42:13-14 (thematic): Describes chambers and the rooms for the priests and the handling of offerings—connects to the function of the tables and spaces mentioned in 40:43 (areas for sacrificial/meat-offering service).
- 1 Kings 6:5–7 (structural): Solomon's temple account describes chambers 'round about' the house and architectural features (chambers, doorways, thresholds) that parallel Ezekiel's emphasis on surrounding rooms and measured thresholds.
- Exodus 26:15–18 (verbal): Tabernacle construction gives precise cubit measurements for boards and frames; parallels the use of cubit-based architectural measurement language ('טפח/אמה') in Ezekiel's temple plan.
- Leviticus 24:6–9 (thematic): Prescribes the arrangement and function of bread/offerings on a sacred table before the LORD; thematically parallels Ezekiel's mention of 'tables' used in connection with meat/offerings in the temple complex.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the rims were one handbreadth, prepared all around the house; and on the tables they shall set the meat of the offering.
- And the rims were a handbreadth; they were fitted all around the house, and on the tables they laid the meat of the offering.
And there were chambers and their entrances toward the stalls of the gates; there they shall slaughter the burnt offering. And in the inner court of the gate toward the north were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, to slaughter there the burnt offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering. And by the side of the entrance outside the gate northward were two tables, and by the other side, opposite the gate, were two tables.
Four tables on this side and four tables on that side—eight tables on which they shall slaughter. And four tables for the burnt offering—of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high; upon them they shall place the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice. And the rims were one handbreadth, finished all around the house; and on the tables they shall lay the flesh of the offering.