Ezekiel 43:16-18
Lexham English Bible
16 And the altar hearth was twelve[a] cubits in length and twelve[b] cubits in width[c]; it was squared on its four sides.[d] 17 And the ledge was fourteen[e] cubits in length with fourteen[f] cubits its width[g] to all four of its sides, and a rim was all around it of one-half cubit.[h] And the gutter[i] for it was a cubit[j] all around, and its steps were facing east.”
18 And he said to me, “Son of man,[k] thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘These are the statutes of the altar on the day when it is made,[l] to sacrifice a burnt offering on it and to sprinkle blood on it.
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- Ezekiel 43:16 Literally “two ten”
- Ezekiel 43:16 Literally “two ten”
- Ezekiel 43:16 That is, 21 feet square
- Ezekiel 43:16 Literally “squared to the four of its sides”
- Ezekiel 43:17 Literally “four ten”
- Ezekiel 43:17 Literally “four ten”
- Ezekiel 43:17 That is, 24.5 feet on all four sides, a square
- Ezekiel 43:17 That is, 10.5 inches
- Ezekiel 43:17 Or “trench”
- Ezekiel 43:17 That is, 21 inches
- Ezekiel 43:18 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 43:18 Literally “to be made it”
Ezekiel 43:16-18
King James Version
16 And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
17 And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
18 And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord God; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
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