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Ezekiel 43

Ezekiel 43:13

The Altar of Sacrifice · Ezekiel 43:13–27
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Translations

Modern
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:
Traditional
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.
Literal
And these are the measurements of the altar in cubits (a cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): The base shall be one cubit high and one cubit wide, and its rim to its edge all around a span of one; and this is the height of the altar.
Latin
Istæ autem mensuræ altaris in cubito verissimo, qui habebat cubitum et palmum: in sinu ejus erat cubitus, et cubitus in latitudine: et definitio ejus usque ad labium ejus, et in circuitu palmus unus: hæc quoque erat fossa altaris.

Original

Hebrew
English
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:

Notes

Ezekiel 43:13–16

The holiness of the temple area would be protected in two ways. First, sinners were kept out of the sacred space. Second, the sacrificial system dealt with sin and impurity.

This focus on holiness is clear from the detailed description of the altar in the inner court. The altar stood at the center of the entire temple complex. Its central place shows how important it was.

The altar shown to Ezekiel was much larger than the altar in front of the tabernacle. It was almost three times as long and wide (see Exodus 27:1–8).

Events

Measurements

  • one span: About 9 in (22.9 cm)

Glossary

Altar Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Judaism New Jerusalem Pillar of Fire and Cloud Remnant Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy

Topics

Altar in Solomon's Temple: Ezekiel's Vision of Altar: See Cubit: A Measure of Distance Measure: A Handbreadth Measure: A Span