38 There was (A)a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate,[a] (B)where the burnt offering was to be washed. 39 And in the vestibule of the gate were two (C)tables on either side, on which the (D)burnt offering and the (E)sin offering and the (F)guilt offering were to be slaughtered. 40 And off to the side, on the outside as one goes up to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables; and off to the other side of the vestibule of the gate were two tables. 41 (G)Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, (H)on which to slaughter. 42 And there were four tables (I)of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the (J)burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered. 43 And hooks,[b] a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.

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Notas al pie

  1. Ezekiel 40:38 Hebrew at the jambs, the gates
  2. Ezekiel 40:43 Or shelves

38 There was a chamber with a doorway by the side pillars next to the gate where they prepare[a] the burnt offerings.

39 In the porch leading in front of the gate there were two tables on either side for slaughtering burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings, 40 and on the outer side, approaching the northern gateway, there were two tables, as well as two tables on the opposite side of the porch in front of the gate. 41 In that way, there were four tables on each side in front of the gate, for a total of eight tables for use in slaughtering the offerings.[b]

42 There were four tables carved from stone for the burnt offering, each one and a half cubits[c] long, one and a half cubits[d] wide, and one cubit[e] high, on which the instruments are laid for slaughtering burnt offerings and sacrifices. 43 Double hooks, a single handbreadth[f] in length, were installed all around in this portion of[g] the temple area.

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Notas al pie

  1. Ezekiel 40:38 Lit. rinse
  2. Ezekiel 40:41 The Heb. lacks the offerings
  3. Ezekiel 40:42 I.e. about 31.5 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  4. Ezekiel 40:42 I.e. about 31.5 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  5. Ezekiel 40:42 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  6. Ezekiel 40:43 I.e. about 3 inches
  7. Ezekiel 40:43 The Heb. lacks this portion of