17 the ledge, fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it; its base, one cubit all around; and (A)its steps face toward the east.”

Consecrating the Altar

18 And He said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord God: ‘These are the ordinances for the altar on the day when it is made, for sacrificing (B)burnt offerings on it, and for (C)sprinkling blood on it. 19 You shall give (D)a young bull for a sin offering to (E)the priests, the Levites, who are of the seed of (F)Zadok, who approach Me to minister to Me,’ says the Lord God.

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

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(D) and splashing blood(E) against the altar when it is built: 19 You are to give a young bull(F) as a sin offering[c] to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok,(G) who come near(H) to minister before me, declares the Sovereign Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  2. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters
  3. Ezekiel 43:19 Or purification offering; also in verses 21, 22 and 25