The Altar

13 “These are the measurements of the altar(A) in units of length (each unit being the standard length plus three inches):[a](B) The gutter is 21 inches[b] deep and 21 inches wide, with a rim of nine inches[c] around its edge. This is the base[d] of the altar. 14 The distance from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge is 3½ feet,[e] and the width of the ledge is 21 inches. There are 7 feet[f] from the small ledge to the large ledge, whose width is also 21 inches. 15 The altar hearth[g] is 7 feet high, and four horns(C) project upward from the hearth.

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Footnotes

  1. 43:13 Lit in cubits (a cubit being a cubit plus a handbreadth)
  2. 43:13 Lit one cubit, also in vv. 14,17
  3. 43:13 Lit one span
  4. 43:13 LXX reads height
  5. 43:14 Lit two cubits
  6. 43:14 Lit four cubits, also in v. 15
  7. 43:15 Hb obscure

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