Ezekiel 43:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 43:13

11 And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the¹ temple and its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all its ^aordinances, all its forms and all its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its ordinances, and ^bperform them.

12 This is the law of the temple: The whole area surrounding ^athe mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

Dimensions of the Altar

13 “These are the measurements of the ^aaltar in cubits ^b(the cubit is one cubit and a handbreadth): the base one cubit high and one cubit wide, with a rim all around its edge of one span. This is the height of the altar:

14 from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits; the width of the ledge, one cubit; from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits; and the width of the ledge, one cubit.

15 The altar hearth is four cubits high, with four ^ahorns extending upward from the¹ hearth.

16 The altar hearth is twelve cubits long, twelve wide, ^asquare at its four corners;

17 the ledge, fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it; its base, one cubit all around; and ^aits steps face toward the east.”

Consecrating the Altar

18 And He said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord God: ‘These are the ordinances for the altar on the day when it is made, for sacrificing ^aburnt offerings on it, and for ^bsprinkling blood on it.

19 You shall give ^aa young bull for a sin offering to ^bthe priests, the Levites, who are of the seed of ^cZadok, who approach Me to minister to Me,’ says the Lord God.

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American Standard Version
And these are the measures of the altar by cubits (the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about a span; and this shall be the base of the altar.

Amplified® Bible
And these are the measurements of the altar [of burnt offering] in cubits. The cubit is a royal cubit [the length of a forearm and a palm of the hand]; the bottom {or} gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim or lip round about it of a span's breadth. And this shall be the height of the altar:

Contemporary English Version
According to the official standards, the altar in the temple had the following measurements: Around the bottom of the altar was a gutter twenty inches wide and twenty inches deep, with a ten inch ledge on the outer rim.

Darby English Version
And these are the measures of the altar in cubits: the cubit is a cubit and a hand breadth. The bottom was a cubit [in height] and the breadth a cubit, and its border on the edge thereof round about, one span: and this was the base of the altar.

Good News Bible
These are the measurements of the altar, using the same unit of measure as in measuring the Temple. All around the base of the altar there was a gutter 20 inches deep and 20 inches wide, with a rim at the outside edge 10 inches high.

King James Version
And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.

New American Standard Bible
"And these are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): the base {shall be} a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge round about one span; and this {shall be} the {height} of the base of the altar.

New International Version
"These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits, that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth : Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around the edge. And this is the height of the altar:

New King James Version
“These are the measurements of the altar in cubits (the cubit is one cubit and a handbreadth): the base one cubit high and one cubit wide, with a rim all around its edge of one span. This is the height of the altar:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And they shall not come near to Me to serve as a priest to Me, nor come near to any of My holy things, to the things that we consider most holy; but they will bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed.

Revised Standard Version
"These are the dimensions of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): its base shall be one cubit high, and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar:

Young's Literal Translation
`And these `are' measures of the altar by cubits: The cubit `is' a cubit and a handbreadth, and the centre `is' a cubit, and a cubit the breadth; and its border on its edge round about `is' one span, and this `is' the upper part of the altar.

New English Translation
“And these are the measurements of the altar:¹ Its base² is 1Â¾ feet³ high,⁴ and 1Â¾ feet⁵ wide, and its border nine inches⁶ on its edge. This is to be the height⁷ of the altar.

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