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16 The altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide,[a] square in its four corners. 17 The ledge shall be fourteen cubits[b] long and fourteen wide in the four squares. And the border about it shall be half a cubit.[c] And its bottom shall be a cubit all around. And its stairs shall face east.

18 He said to me: Son of man, thus says the Lord God: These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:16 About 21 feet, or 6.4 meters.
  2. Ezekiel 43:17 About 25 feet, or 7.4 meters.
  3. Ezekiel 43:17 About 11 inches, or 27 centimeters.

16 The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits[a] long and twelve cubits wide.(A) 17 The upper ledge(B) also is square, fourteen cubits[b] long and fourteen cubits wide. All around the altar is a gutter of one cubit with a rim of half a cubit.[c] The steps(C) of the altar face east.(D)

18 Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for sacrificing burnt offerings(E) and splashing blood(F) against the altar when it is built:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:16 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
  2. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  3. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters