Ezekiel 43:11-13
English Standard Version Anglicised
11 And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, (A)make known to them the design of the temple, its arrangement, (B)its exits and its entrances, that is, its whole design; and make known to them as well all its statutes and its whole design and all its laws, and write it down (C)in their sight, so that they may observe all its laws and all its statutes and carry them out. 12 This is the law of the temple: the whole territory on the top of (D)the mountain (E)all round shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.
The Altar
13 “These are the measurements of (F)the altar by cubits (the cubit being (G)a cubit and a handbreadth):[a] its base shall be one cubit high[b] and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span[c] round its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar:
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- Ezekiel 43:13 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimetres; a handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimetres
- Ezekiel 43:13 Or its gutter shall be one cubit deep
- Ezekiel 43:13 A span was about 9 inches or 22 centimetres
Ezekiel 43:11-13
New International Version
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.(A)
12 “This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area(B) on top of the mountain will be most holy.(C) Such is the law of the temple.
The Great Altar Restored
13 “These are the measurements of the altar(D) in long cubits,[b] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span[c] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar:
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 43:11 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts regulations and its whole design
- 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.
- Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters
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