Ezekiel 40:40

40 Outside, by each side wall of the porch, at the entrance to the north gateway, were two more tables.

Ezekiel 40:40 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 40:40

And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the
north gate, were two tables
Or, "the door of the north gate" ^F16; not the first, upon coming up the eight steps; but passing through that gate, and along the porch where the three little chambers and the two tables on each side were, before mentioned; and coming to the inmost gate, which opens directly into the inward court, on the outside of that towards the altar, were two other tables, for the same use as before: and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two
tables;
there were two on one side of the gate, and two on the other, that is, the last gate of the porch, in all eight tables; four within the spaces between the little chambers in the porch, and four as you come out of it, on each side of the last gate.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (hnwpuh revh xtpl) "ad ostium portae aquilonaris", Junius & Tremellius. So Cocceius and Starckius.

Ezekiel 40:40 In-Context

38 There was a room with a door that opened onto the porch of the inner north gateway. In this room the priests washed animals for the burnt offerings.

39 There were two tables on each side of the porch, on which animals for burnt offerings, sin offerings, and penalty offerings were killed.

40 Outside, by each side wall of the porch, at the entrance to the north gateway, were two more tables.

41 So there were four tables inside the gateway, and four tables outside. In all there were eight tables on which the priests killed animals for sacrifices.

42 There were four tables made of cut stone for the burnt offering. These tables were about three feet long, three feet wide, and about two feet high. On these tables the priests put their tools which they used to kill animals for burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.