The Meaning of Ezekiel 40:42 Explained

Ezekiel 40:42

KJV: And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

YLT: And the four tables for burnt-offering are of hewn stone: the length one cubit and a half, and the breadth one cubit and a half, and the height one cubit: on them they place the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt-offering and the sacrifice.

Darby: and at the ascent, four tables of hewn stone, of a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; whereon also they laid the instruments with which they slew the burnt-offering and the sacrifice.

ASV: And there were four tables for the burnt-offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; whereupon they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt-offering and the sacrifice.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the four  tables  [were] of hewn  stone  for the burnt offering,  of a cubit  and an half  long,  and a cubit  and an half  broad,  and one  cubit  high:  whereupon also they laid  the instruments  wherewith they slew  the burnt offering  and the sacrifice. 

What does Ezekiel 40:42 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 40

1  The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple
6  The description of the east gate of the outer court
20  of the north gate
24  of the south gate
27  of the south gate of the inner court
32  of the east gate
35  and of the north gate
39  Eight tables
44  The chambers
48  The porch of the house

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 40:42 mean?

And four [There] [were] tables for the burnt offering of stone hewn long cubit one and a half and wide one and a half and high one on these and they laid - the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering in and the sacrifice
וְאַרְבָּעָה֩ שֻׁלְחָנ֨וֹת לָעוֹלָ֜ה אַבְנֵ֣י גָזִ֗ית אֹרֶךְ֩ אַמָּ֨ה אַחַ֤ת וָחֵ֙צִי֙ וְרֹ֨חַב אַחַת֙ וָחֵ֔צִי וְגֹ֖בַהּ אֶחָ֑ת אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם וְיַנִּ֤יחוּ אֶת־ הַכֵּלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁחֲט֧וּ הָעוֹלָ֛ה בָּ֖ם וְהַזָּֽבַח

וְאַרְבָּעָה֩  And  four 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
שֻׁלְחָנ֨וֹת  [There]  [were]  tables 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֻׁלְחָן  
Sense: table.
לָעוֹלָ֜ה  for  the  burnt  offering 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
אַבְנֵ֣י  of  stone 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: אֶבֶן  
Sense: stone (large or small).
גָזִ֗ית  hewn 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: גָּזִית  
Sense: a cutting, hewing.
אֹרֶךְ֩  long 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
אַמָּ֨ה  cubit 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
אַחַ֤ת  one 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
וָחֵ֙צִי֙  and  a  half 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.
וְרֹ֨חַב  and  wide 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
אַחַת֙  one 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
וָחֵ֔צִי  and  a  half 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.
וְגֹ֖בַהּ  and  high 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֹּבַהּ  
Sense: height, exaltation.
אֶחָ֑ת  one 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם  on  these 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וְיַנִּ֤יחוּ  and  they  laid 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מֻנָּח  
Sense: to rest.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַכֵּלִים֙  the  instruments 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר  with  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יִשְׁחֲט֧וּ  they  slaughtered 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁחַט 
Sense: to kill, slaughter, beat.
הָעוֹלָ֛ה  the  burnt  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
וְהַזָּֽבַח  and  the  sacrifice 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זֶבַח  
Sense: sacrifice.

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