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11 And if they are ashamed of all that they did, then the plan of the temple and its arrangement and its exits and its entrances and all of its plans[a] and all of its statutes. And all of its plans[b] and all of its laws[c] make known to them and write them before their eyes, so that they may remember all of its plans and all of its statutes, so that they do them! 12 This is the law[d] of the temple: On the top of the mountain, all of its territory, all the way around it,[e] will be most holy.[f] Look, this is the law of the temple.

13 And these are the measurements of the altar in the cubits[g] (a cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth):[h] now its gutter[i] is a cubit[j] in depth by a cubit[k] in width[l] and its rim along its edge all around is one span,[m] and this is also the height of the altar.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:11 Or “its entire pattern”
  2. Ezekiel 43:11 Or “purposes”
  3. Ezekiel 43:11 According to the reading tradition (Qere); cf. BHS
  4. Ezekiel 43:12 Literally “torah” or “instruction”
  5. Ezekiel 43:12 Literally “all around, all around”
  6. Ezekiel 43:12 Literally “will be a holiness of holinesses”
  7. Ezekiel 43:13 Or “in long cubits”
  8. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 18 inches (regular cubit) + 3 inches = 21 inches (long cubit)
  9. Ezekiel 43:13 Or “trench” (NJPS)
  10. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, 21 inches
  11. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, 21 inches
  12. Ezekiel 43:13 Literally “the cubit and cubit its width”
  13. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, 9 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