The Altar

13 “These are the measurements of the altar(A) in units of length (each unit being the standard length plus three inches):[a](B) The gutter is 21 inches[b] deep and 21 inches wide, with a rim of nine inches[c] around its edge. This is the base[d] of the altar.

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Footnotes

  1. 43:13 Lit in cubits (a cubit being a cubit plus a handbreadth)
  2. 43:13 Lit one cubit, also in vv. 14,17
  3. 43:13 Lit one span
  4. 43:13 LXX reads height

The Great Altar Restored

13 “These are the measurements of the altar(A) in long cubits,[a] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span[b] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters; also in verses 14 and 17. The long cubit is the basic unit for linear measurement throughout Ezekiel 40–48.
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters