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11 If they are ashamed of everything that they’ve done, you are to reveal to them the design of the Temple, its structure, its exits and entrances, its plans, its ordinances, and all of its regulations. Write it down where they can see it and remember all of its designs and regulations, so they will implement them. 12 This is to be the regulation for the Temple: the entire area on top of the mountain is to be considered wholly consecrated. This is to be the law of the Temple.”

The Altar

13 “Here are the measurements of the altar in cubits that were a cubit and a handbreadth[a] long: its base is a cubit[b] long and a cubit[c] wide, and its border around the edge at one handbreadth[d] is to be the height of the altar.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:13 I.e. the royal cubit, which measured about 21 inches
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was about 21 inches
  3. Ezekiel 43:13 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was about 21 inches
  4. Ezekiel 43:13 I.e. about three inches

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:

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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 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.
  3. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters