Ezekiel 43:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The ledge around the altar is fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, square at its four sides, with a rim half a cubit high and a gutter of one cubit all around. Its steps face east.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a border of half a cubit around it, and its base of one cubit all around; and its steps shall face east.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the ledge shall be fourteen [cubits] long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    the coueringe of the aulter was xiiij cubites longe and brode vpon the foure corners, and the ledge that wente rounde aboute, had half a cubite: and the botome therof rounde aboute one cubite: his steppes stode towarde the easte.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And ye frame shalbe foureteene cubites log, and fourteene broade in the fouresquare corners thereof, & the border about it shalbe halfe a cubite, & the bottome therof shalbe a cubite about, & the steps thereof shalbe turned towarde ye East.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The frame of the aulter shalbe fourteene cubites long, and fourteene broade in the foure square corners thereof, and the border about it shalbe halfe a cubite, and the bottome thereof shalbe a cubite about, and the steps thereof shalbe turned toward the east.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The ledge shall be fourteen [cubits] long by fourteen broad in the four sides of it; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom of it shall be a cubit round about; and the steps of it shall look toward the east.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the border `is' fourteen long by fourteen broad, at its four squares, and the border round about it `is' half a cubit, and the centre to it `is' a cubit round about, and its steps are looking eastward.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the ledge shall be fourteen `cubits' long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the ledge shall be fourteen [cubits] long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the shelf is fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, on its four sides; the edge round it is half a cubit; the base of it is a cubit all round, and its steps are facing the east.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The ledge shall be fourteen [cubits] long by fourteen broad in the four sides of it; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and its bottom shall be a cubit around; and its steps shall look toward the east.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The ledge is 24½ feet long and 24½ feet wide on four sides; the border around it is 10½ inches, and its surrounding base 1¾ feet. Its steps face east.”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:26 : 26 And do not go up to My altar by steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.
  • Ezek 40:6 : 6 Then he went to the gateway that faced east, climbed its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate as one rod wide.
  • Exod 25:25 : 25 Make a rim a handbreadth wide around it, and put a gold border on the rim.
  • Exod 30:3 : 3 You shall overlay it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and you shall make a gold border around it.
  • 1 Kgs 6:8 : 8 The entrance to the lowest side chamber was on the south side of the house, with stairs going up to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.
  • 1 Kgs 18:32 : 32 With the stones, he built an altar in the name of the LORD and dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
  • Neh 9:4 : 4 Standing on the platform of the Levites were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and they cried out with a loud voice to the LORD their God.
  • Ezek 8:16 : 16 Then He brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord, and behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, bowing down to the sun in the east.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 43:13-16
    4 verses
    89%

    13These are the measurements of the altar in cubits using the long cubit (a cubit and a handbreadth): The gutter, a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around the edge. This is the height of the altar.

    14From the gutter at ground level to the bottom ledge, it is two cubits high with a width of one cubit. From the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, it is four cubits high with a width of one cubit.

    15The altar hearth is four cubits high, and from the altar hearth, the four horns extend upward.

    16The altar hearth is twelve cubits long by twelve cubits wide; it is square at its four sides.

  • Ezek 40:47-49
    3 verses
    78%

    47He measured the courtyard as one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, forming a square. The altar was in front of the temple.

    48Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the pilasters of the porch; they were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. The width of the entrance was three cubits on each side.

    49The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and its width was eleven cubits. On the steps leading up to it were columns, one on each side, at the entrance.

  • Exod 30:2
    76%

    2Its length shall be one cubit and its width one cubit—it shall be square—and its height shall be two cubits, with its horns being of one piece with it.

  • Ezek 40:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11He measured the width of the gate opening as ten cubits and the length of the gateway as thirteen cubits.

    12There was a border of one cubit in front of the guardrooms on either side, and each guardroom was six cubits square on both sides.

  • Ezek 40:42
    75%

    42Additionally, there were four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offerings, one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one cubit high. On these, the tools for slaughtering the burnt offerings and sacrifices were placed.

  • Ezek 40:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5Behold, a wall surrounded the temple area. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the width of the structure as one rod and its height as one rod.

    6Then he went to the gateway that faced east, climbed its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate as one rod wide.

    7Each guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide, and the space between the guardrooms was five cubits. The threshold of the gateway at the porch of the gate, located toward the inside, was also one rod.

  • Ezek 43:18
    74%

    18Then He said to me, 'Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: These are the regulations for the altar on the day it is made, for offering burnt offerings and sprinkling blood on it.'

  • Ezek 41:1-5
    5 verses
    74%

    1Then he brought me into the temple and measured the pillars: six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side, the width of the structure.

    2The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. He measured the length of the temple as forty cubits, and its width as twenty cubits.

    3Then he went inside and measured the jambs of the entrance, which were two cubits; the entrance itself was six cubits, and the width of the entrance was seven cubits.

    4He measured the length of the room as twenty cubits and its width as twenty cubits in front of the temple. He said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place."

    5Then he measured the wall of the temple, which was six cubits thick, and the width of the side rooms surrounding the temple was four cubits.

  • Ezek 41:12-15
    4 verses
    74%

    12The building facing the courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits wide, and its wall was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

    13Then he measured the temple. It was one hundred cubits long, and the separate courtyard, building, and its walls were also one hundred cubits long.

    14The width of the front of the temple and the separate courtyard to the east was one hundred cubits.

    15He measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the back, along with its galleries on either side, which were one hundred cubits. The interior of the temple and the porches of the courtyard were also measured.

  • Ezek 46:22
    73%

    22In the four corners of the courtyard were enclosed courtyards, each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. They all had the same dimensions and were enclosed on all four sides.

  • Exod 28:16
    73%

    16It shall be square when folded, a span in length and a span in width.

  • 1 Kgs 7:35
    73%

    35At the top of the stand was a circular band half a cubit high, and the top of the stand had its supports and frames crafted as part of it.

  • Ezek 40:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

    36Its guardrooms, posts, and porches matched the measurements of the others. Windows were all around. The length of the gate was fifty cubits, and the width was twenty-five cubits.

    37Its porch faced the outer courtyard, with palm tree decorations on its posts, one on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

  • 1 Kgs 6:17
    73%

    17The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was forty cubits long.

  • Ezek 41:22
    73%

    22The wooden altar was three cubits high and two cubits long. Its corners, base, and sides were made of wood. Then he said to me, 'This is the table that is before the LORD.'

  • Ezek 42:2
    72%

    2In front of the length of one hundred cubits was the north-facing entrance, and it was fifty cubits wide.

  • Exod 27:1
    72%

    1You shall make the altar out of acacia wood; it shall be five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.

  • Ezek 40:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33Its guardrooms, posts, and porches had the same measurements as the others. Windows were all around the gate and its porches. The total length was fifty cubits, and the width was twenty-five cubits.

    34Its porch faced the outer courtyard. Palm tree decorations were on its posts, one on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

  • 2 Chr 4:1
    72%

    1He made a bronze altar, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.

  • Ezek 40:9
    72%

    9He measured the porch of the gate as eight cubits, and its pilasters as two cubits. The porch of the gate faced inward.

  • Exod 37:10
    72%

    10He made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.

  • Ezek 42:4
    72%

    4Opposite the chambers was a walkway ten cubits wide and one cubit long, and their entrances faced the north.

  • Exod 25:17
    71%

    17Make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

  • Ezek 40:29
    71%

    29Its guardrooms, posts, and porches had the same measurements as the others. The gate and its porches had windows all around, fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

  • Exod 25:23
    71%

    23Make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

  • Exod 27:18
    71%

    18The courtyard shall be one hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with a height of five cubits, made of fine twisted linen, and the bases of the pillars shall be bronze.

  • Ezek 43:20
    71%

    20You shall take some of its blood and apply it to the four horns of the altar, to the four corners of the ledge, and to the surrounding border. In this way, you shall purify it and make atonement for it.

  • Ezek 41:8
    71%

    8I also saw that the temple had a raised base all around it. This foundation for the side chambers was six cubits high.

  • Exod 26:16
    71%

    16Each frame shall be ten cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

  • Exod 38:1
    71%

    1He made the altar for burnt offerings from acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide, making it square, and three cubits high.

  • Ezek 41:10
    71%

    10There was a space of twenty cubits between the side chambers and the outer chambers, all around the temple.

  • Ezek 40:21
    71%

    21Its guardrooms—three on each side—its posts and its porches had the same dimensions as the first gate, fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

  • Ezek 42:20
    71%

    20He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred rods long and five hundred rods wide, to separate the holy from the common.