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15 The top of the altar, the hearth, rises another 7 feet higher, with a horn rising up from each of the four corners. 16 The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet.[a] 17 The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24 1⁄2 feet by 24 1⁄2 feet,[b] with a 21-inch gutter and a 10 1⁄2-inch curb[c] all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.”

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Footnotes

  1. 43:16 Hebrew 12 [cubits] [6.4 meters] long and 12 [cubits] wide.
  2. 43:17a Hebrew 14 [cubits] [7.4 meters] long and 14 [cubits] wide.
  3. 43:17b Hebrew a gutter of 1 cubit [53 centimeters] and a curb of 1⁄2 a cubit [27 centimeters].

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