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Ezekiel 43:13-17
Legacy Standard Bible

The Altar and Offerings

13 “And these are the measurements of the (A)altar by cubits (the (B)cubit being a [a]cubit and a [b]handbreadth): the [c]base shall be a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge round about one [d]span; and this shall be the height of the [e]base of the altar. 14 And from the base on the ground to the lower (C)ledge shall be two [f]cubits and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the width [g]one cubit. 15 And the [h]altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the [i]altar hearth shall extend upwards four (D)horns. 16 Now the [j]altar hearth shall be [k]twelve cubits long by twelve wide, (E)square in its four sides. 17 The ledge shall be [l]fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides; the border around it shall be half a cubit, and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its (F)steps shall [m](G)face the east.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:13 A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 A handbreadth was approx. 3 in. or 7.6 cm
  3. Ezekiel 43:13 Lit lap
  4. Ezekiel 43:13 A span was approx. 9 in. or 23 cm
  5. Ezekiel 43:13 Or back
  6. Ezekiel 43:14 A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  7. Ezekiel 43:14 Lit the
  8. Ezekiel 43:15 Or ariel
  9. Ezekiel 43:15 Or ariel
  10. Ezekiel 43:16 Or ariel shall
  11. Ezekiel 43:16 Approx. 17.11 ft. or 5.4 m
  12. Ezekiel 43:17 Approx. 20.11 ft. or 6.3 m
  13. Ezekiel 43:17 Or be on the east side
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Ezekiel 43:13-17
Revised Standard Version

The Altar

13 “These are the dimensions of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): its base shall be one cubit high,[a] and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this shall be the height[b] of the altar: 14 from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; 15 and the altar hearth, four cubits; and from the altar hearth projecting upward, four horns, one cubit high.[c] 16 The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad. 17 The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad, with a rim around it half a cubit broad, and its base one cubit round about. The steps of the altar shall face east.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:13 Gk: Heb lacks high
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 Gk: Heb back
  3. Ezekiel 43:15 Gk: Heb lacks one cubit high
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Ezekiel 43:13-17
New International Version

The Great Altar Restored

13 “These are the measurements of the altar(A) in long cubits,[a] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span[b] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar: 14 From the gutter on the ground up to the lower ledge that goes around the altar it is two cubits high, and the ledge is a cubit wide.[c] From this lower ledge to the upper ledge that goes around the altar it is four cubits high, and that ledge is also a cubit wide.[d] 15 Above that, the altar hearth(B) is four cubits high, and four horns(C) project upward from the hearth. 16 The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits[e] long and twelve cubits wide.(D) 17 The upper ledge(E) also is square, fourteen cubits[f] long and fourteen cubits wide. All around the altar is a gutter of one cubit with a rim of half a cubit.[g] The steps(F) of the altar face east.(G)”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters; also in verses 14 and 17. The long cubit is the basic unit for linear measurement throughout Ezekiel 40–48.
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters
  3. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, about 3 1/2 feet high and 1 3/4 feet wide or about 105 centimeters high and 53 centimeters wide
  4. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, about 7 feet high and 1 3/4 feet wide or about 2.1 meters high and 53 centimeters wide
  5. Ezekiel 43:16 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
  6. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  7. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters
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