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The Great Altar in the Courtyard

13 These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a long cubit is an ordinary cubit plus a handbreadth). The gutter[a] at the base of the altar is one cubit deep and one cubit wide with a rim of one span[b] around its edge. The height of the altar is as follows: 14 From the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge is two cubits, and the width of the ledge is one cubit. From the lower ledge to the upper ledge is four cubits. The upper ledge has a width of one cubit. 15 The hearth is four cubits high, and four horns extend upward from the hearth.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:13 Or trench
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 A span is nine inches.
  3. Ezekiel 43:15 The altar is about 18 feet tall. Its width is about 25 feet.