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Ezekiel 43:16

14 And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.

15 So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.

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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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 square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.
KJV
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
WEB
The altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
ASV
And the altar hearth shall be twelve [cubits] long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
DARBY
And the hearth of God was twelve [cubits] long, by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
BLB
And the altar hearth [shall be] twelve long by twelve wide, being square at the four of its corners.
ÅB
Og Ariel skal være tolv alen lang og tolv alen bred, firkantet med fire like lange sider.
OTB
Alterets ildsted skal være kvadratisk, tolv alen langt og tolv alen bredt.
B1930
Og Ariel skal være tolv alen lang og tolv alen bred, firkantet med fire like lange sider.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 27:1

    And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

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  • Exodus 38:1–2

    And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

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  • Ezra 3:3

    And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

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  • 2 Chronicles 4:1

    Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

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