Ezekiel 40:40

40 And on the outward side, which goeth up to the entry of the gate that looketh toward the north, were two tables: and at the other side before the porch of the gate were two 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 And at every chamber was a door in the forefronts of the gates: there they washed the holocaust.

39 And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side: that the holocaust, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering might be slain thereon.

40 And on the outward side, which goeth up to the entry of the gate that looketh toward the north, were two tables: and at the other side before the porch of the gate were two tables,

41 Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side at the sides of the gate were eight tables, upon which they slew the victims.

42 And the four tables for the holocausts were made of square stones: one cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high: to lay the vessels upon, in which the holocaust and the victim is slain.