11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple – its arrangement, its exits and entrances – its whole design and all its regulations[a] and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.

12 ‘This is the law of the temple: all the surrounding area on top of the mountain will be most holy. Such is the law of the temple.

The great altar restored

13 ‘These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits,[b] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a kerb of one span[c] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:11 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts regulations and its whole design
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 53 centimetres; also in verses 14 and 17. The long cubit is the basic unit for linear measurement throughout chapters 40–48.
  3. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 27 centimetres