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13 And these are the measurements of the altar in the cubits[a] (a cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth):[b] now its gutter[c] is a cubit[d] in depth by a cubit[e] in width[f] and its rim along its edge all around is one span,[g] and this is also the height of the altar. 14 And from the gutter[h] at the ground up to the lower ledge is two cubits,[i] and its width is one cubit,[j] and from the small ledge up to the large ledge is four cubits,[k] and its width is one cubit. 15 And the altar hearth was four cubits,[l] and from the altar hearth and upwards[m] were the four horns of the altar.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:13 Or “in long cubits”
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 18 inches (regular cubit) + 3 inches = 21 inches (long cubit)
  3. Ezekiel 43:13 Or “trench” (NJPS)
  4. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, 21 inches
  5. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, 21 inches
  6. Ezekiel 43:13 Literally “the cubit and cubit its width”
  7. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, 9 inches
  8. Ezekiel 43:14 Or “trench”
  9. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, 3 feet 6 inches
  10. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, 21 inches
  11. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, 7 feet
  12. Ezekiel 43:15 That is, 7 feet
  13. Ezekiel 43:15 Literally “and to above”