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Ezekiel 43:15

13 These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar:

14 The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide.

The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth.

16 The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.

17 The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth.
KJV
So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.
WEB
The upper altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns.
ASV
And the upper altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns.
DARBY
And the upper altar was four cubits; and from the hearth of God and upward were four horns.
BLB
And the altar hearth [shall be] four cubits [high], and from the hearth and upward [are] four horns.
ÅB
Og Har'el[^3] skal være fire alen, og fra Ariel* og oppå skal det være fire horn[^4].
OTB
Alterets ildsted skal være fire alen høyt, og fire horn skal stikke opp fra ildstedet.
B1930
Og Har'el skal være fire alen, og fra Ariel og opefter skal det være fire horn. / < Har'el (Guds berg) er hele alterets øverste del, og Ariel (Guds arne) dets ildsted.> / < 2MO 27, 2.>

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Cross references

  • Exodus 27:2

    Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.

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  • Leviticus 9:9

    The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

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  • Psalms 118:27

    The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

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  • Isaiah 29:1–2

    Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur.

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  • 1 Kings 2:28

    When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

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  • Isaiah 29:7

    All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel— even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her— will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,

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