Ezekiel 43:13-17
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The Altar
13 “These are the dimensions of the altar by long cubits in which each is a cubit and a handbreadth: its base shall be one cubit high[a] and one cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. This shall be the height of the altar:(A) 14 from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits, with a width of one cubit, and from the lower ledge to the upper ledge, four cubits, with a width of one cubit,(B) 15 and the altar hearth, four cubits, and from the altar hearth projecting upward, four horns.(C) 16 The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve wide.(D) 17 The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide, with a rim around it half a cubit high, and its surrounding base, one cubit. Its steps shall face east.”(E)
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- 43.13 Gk: Heb lacks high
Ezekiel 43:13-17
New Living Translation
The Altar
13 “These are the measurements of the altar[a]: There is a gutter all around the altar 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide,[b] with a curb 9 inches[c] wide around its edge. And this is the height[d] of the altar: 14 From the gutter the altar rises 3 1⁄2 feet[e] to a lower ledge that surrounds the altar and is 21 inches[f] wide. From the lower ledge the altar rises 7 feet[g] to the upper ledge that is also 21 inches wide. 15 The top of the altar, the hearth, rises another 7 feet higher, with a horn rising up from each of the four corners. 16 The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet.[h] 17 The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24 1⁄2 feet by 24 1⁄2 feet,[i] with a 21-inch gutter and a 10 1⁄2-inch curb[j] all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.”
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- 43:13a Hebrew measurements of the altar in long cubits, each being a cubit [18 inches or 45 centimeters] and a handbreadth [3 inches or 8 centimeters] in length.
- 43:13b Hebrew a cubit [53 centimeters] deep and a cubit wide.
- 43:13c Hebrew 1 span [23 centimeters].
- 43:13d As in Greek version; Hebrew reads base.
- 43:14a Hebrew 2 cubits [1.1 meters].
- 43:14b Hebrew 1 cubit [53 centimeters]; also in 43:14d.
- 43:14c Hebrew 4 cubits [2.1 meters]; also in 43:15.
- 43:16 Hebrew 12 [cubits] [6.4 meters] long and 12 [cubits] wide.
- 43:17a Hebrew 14 [cubits] [7.4 meters] long and 14 [cubits] wide.
- 43:17b Hebrew a gutter of 1 cubit [53 centimeters] and a curb of 1⁄2 a cubit [27 centimeters].
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