12 This is the [a]law of the house: its entire [b]area on the top of the (A)mountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the [c]law of the house.

The Altar of Sacrifice

13 “And these are the measurements of the (B)altar by cubits (the (C)cubit being a [d]cubit and a hand width): the [e]base shall be a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge all around one span; and this shall be the height of the [f]base of the altar. 14 And from the base on the ground to the lower (D)ledge shall be two cubits, and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the width [g]one cubit.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:12 Or instruction for
  2. Ezekiel 43:12 Lit border
  3. Ezekiel 43:12 Or instruction for
  4. Ezekiel 43:13 A cubit and hand width equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  5. Ezekiel 43:13 Lit lap
  6. Ezekiel 43:13 Or back
  7. Ezekiel 43:14 Lit the

12 “This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area(A) on top of the mountain will be most holy.(B) Such is the law of the temple.

The Great Altar Restored

13 “These are the measurements of the altar(C) in long cubits,[a] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span[b] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar: 14 From the gutter on the ground up to the lower ledge that goes around the altar it is two cubits high, and the ledge is a cubit wide.[c] From this lower ledge to the upper ledge that goes around the altar it is four cubits high, and that ledge is also a cubit wide.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters; also in verses 14 and 17. The long cubit is the basic unit for linear measurement throughout Ezekiel 40–48.
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters
  3. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, about 3 1/2 feet high and 1 3/4 feet wide or about 105 centimeters high and 53 centimeters wide
  4. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, about 7 feet high and 1 3/4 feet wide or about 2.1 meters high and 53 centimeters wide