Ezekiel 43:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 Now the [a]altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, (A)square in its four sides. 17 And the ledge shall be 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 all around; and its (B)steps shall [b](C)face east.”
The Offerings
18 And He said to me, “(D)Son of man, this is what the Lord [c]God says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer (E)burnt offerings on it and to (F)sprinkle blood on it.
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- Ezekiel 43:16 Heb ariel
- Ezekiel 43:17 Or be on the east side
- Ezekiel 43:18 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
Ezekiel 43:16-18
New International Version
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:
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 43:16 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
- Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
- Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters
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