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
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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- Ezekiel 43:13 Gk: Heb lacks high
- Ezekiel 43:13 Gk: Heb back
- Ezekiel 43:15 Gk: Heb lacks one cubit high
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