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Complete Jewish Bible
Ezekiel 43:16
The hearth is a square twenty-one feet on each of its four sides.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The hearth is square, 21 feet long by 21 feet wide.
The hearth is square, 21 feet long by 21 feet wide.
Hebrew Names Version
The altar hearth shall be twelve [cubits] long by twelve broad, square in the four sides of it.
The altar hearth shall be twelve [cubits] long by twelve broad, square in the four sides of it.
King James Version
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
English Standard Version
The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad.
The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad.
New American Standard Bible
"Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
"Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
New Century Version
It is square, twenty-one feet long and twenty-one feet wide.
It is square, twenty-one feet long and twenty-one feet wide.
Amplified Bible
"Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
"Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the altar shalbe twelue cubites long, and twelue broade, and fouresquare in the foure corners thereof.
And the altar shalbe twelue cubites long, and twelue broade, and fouresquare in the foure corners thereof.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
"Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
Berean Standard Bible
The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.
The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.
Darby Translation
And the hearth of God was twelve [cubits] long, by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
And the hearth of God was twelve [cubits] long, by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
Easy-to-Read Version
The place for the fire on the altar was 12 cubits long by 12 cubits wide. It was perfectly square.
The place for the fire on the altar was 12 cubits long by 12 cubits wide. It was perfectly square.
George Lamsa Translation
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square on its four sides.
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square on its four sides.
Good News Translation
The top of the altar was a square, 20 feet on each side.
The top of the altar was a square, 20 feet on each side.
Lexham English Bible
And the altar hearth was twelve cubits in length and twelve cubits in width; it was squared on its four sides.
And the altar hearth was twelve cubits in length and twelve cubits in width; it was squared on its four sides.
Literal Translation
And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long, and twelve wide, square in its four sides.
And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long, and twelve wide, square in its four sides.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and it was xij cubites longe and xij cubites brode, vpon the foure corners:
and it was xij cubites longe and xij cubites brode, vpon the foure corners:
American Standard Version
And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
Bible in Basic English
And the fireplace is twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide, square on its four sides.
And the fireplace is twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide, square on its four sides.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
And the hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
King James Version (1611)
And the altar shalbe twelue cubites long, twelue broad, square in the foure squares thereof.
And the altar shalbe twelue cubites long, twelue broad, square in the foure squares thereof.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the aulter was twelue cubites long, and twelue cubites broade, square in the foure corners thereof.
And the aulter was twelue cubites long, and twelue cubites broade, square in the foure corners thereof.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the altar shall be of the length of twelve cubits, by twelve cubits in breadth, square upon its four sides.
And the altar shall be of the length of twelve cubits, by twelve cubits in breadth, square upon its four sides.
English Revised Version
And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
World English Bible
The altar hearth shall be twelve [cubits] long by twelve broad, square in the four sides of it.
The altar hearth shall be twelve [cubits] long by twelve broad, square in the four sides of it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the auter of twelue cubitis in lengthe was foure cornerid with euene sidis, bi twelue cubitis of breede.
And the auter of twelue cubitis in lengthe was foure cornerid with euene sidis, bi twelue cubitis of breede.
Update Bible Version
And the altar hearth shall be twelve [cubits] long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
And the altar hearth shall be twelve [cubits] long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the altar [shall be] twelve [cubits] long, twelve broad, square in the four squares of it.
And the altar [shall be] twelve [cubits] long, twelve broad, square in the four squares of it.
New English Translation
Now the altar hearth is a perfect square, 21 feet long and 21 feet wide.
Now the altar hearth is a perfect square, 21 feet long and 21 feet wide.
New King James Version
The altar hearth is twelve cubits long, twelve wide, square at its four corners;
The altar hearth is twelve cubits long, twelve wide, square at its four corners;
New Living Translation
The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet.
The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet.
New Life Bible
This top part of the altar will be twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide, the same on each of the four sides.
This top part of the altar will be twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide, the same on each of the four sides.
New Revised Standard
The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve wide.
The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve wide.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the hearth shall be twelve cubits in length, by twelve in breadth - -square in the four sides thereof.
And the hearth shall be twelve cubits in length, by twelve in breadth - -square in the four sides thereof.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Ariel was twelve cubits long, and twelve cubits broad, foursquare, with equal sides.
And the Ariel was twelve cubits long, and twelve cubits broad, foursquare, with equal sides.
Revised Standard Version
The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad.
The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad.
Young's Literal Translation
And the altar [is] twelve long by twelve broad, square in its four squares.
And the altar [is] twelve long by twelve broad, square in its four squares.
THE MESSAGE
"The top of the altar, the hearth, is square, twenty-one by twenty-one feet. The upper ledge is also square, twenty-four and a half feet on each side, with a ten-and-a-half-inch lip and a twenty-one-inch-wide gutter all the way around. "The steps of the altar ascend from the east."
"The top of the altar, the hearth, is square, twenty-one by twenty-one feet. The upper ledge is also square, twenty-four and a half feet on each side, with a ten-and-a-half-inch lip and a twenty-one-inch-wide gutter all the way around. "The steps of the altar ascend from the east."
Contextual Overview
13 These are the measurements of the altar in cubits (a cubit here is defined as a normal cubit [eighteen inches] plus a handbreadth [three inches]): the base, one cubit [twenty-one inches] deep and one cubit wide; with the molding surrounding it at its rim about a hand-span [nine inches] in width. The height of the altar is thus: 14 from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, three-and-a-half feet, with the width twenty-one inches; from the lower ledge to the upper ledge, seven feet, with the width again twenty-one inches. 15 The hearth measures seven feet [high], with four horns on top of the hearth. 16 The hearth is a square twenty-one feet on each of its four sides. 17 The ledge measures a square twenty-four-and-a-half feet on each of its four sides; the molding around it ten-and-a-half inches [across]; and its base twenty-one inches [larger than the rest, all the way] around. Its steps face east. 18 He said to me, "Human being, Adonai Elohim says, ‘These are the regulations for the altar when the time comes to construct it, offer burnt offerings on it and splash the blood against it: 19 you are to give to the cohanim, who are L'vi'im descended from Tzadok and who approach to serve me,' says Adonai Elohim , ‘a young bull as a sin offering. 20 You are to take its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge and on the molding all the way around; this is how you will purify it and make atonement for it. 21 You are also to take the bull which is the sin offering and have it burned up at the designated place [on the grounds] of the house, outside the sanctuary. 22 On the second day you are to offer a male goat without defect as a sin offering, and they are to purify the altar as they purified it with the bull.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
twelve cubits: Exodus 27:1, 2 Chronicles 4:1, Ezra 3:3
square: Exodus 38:1, Exodus 38:2
Reciprocal: Isaiah 29:1 - woe Ezekiel 43:14 - the lower settle Ezekiel 43:20 - and on the four
Cross-References
Genesis 15:2
Avram replied, " Adonai , God, what good will your gifts be to me if I continue childless; and Eli‘ezer from Dammesek inherits my possessions?
Avram replied, " Adonai , God, what good will your gifts be to me if I continue childless; and Eli‘ezer from Dammesek inherits my possessions?
Genesis 21:8
The child grew and was weaned, and Avraham gave a great banquet on the day that Yitz'chak was weaned.
The child grew and was weaned, and Avraham gave a great banquet on the day that Yitz'chak was weaned.
Genesis 26:30
(v) Yitz'chak prepared a banquet for them, and they ate and drank.
(v) Yitz'chak prepared a banquet for them, and they ate and drank.
Genesis 31:54
Ya‘akov offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his kinsmen to the meal. They ate the food and spent the whole night on the mountain.
Ya‘akov offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his kinsmen to the meal. They ate the food and spent the whole night on the mountain.
Genesis 43:2
so when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little food."
so when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little food."
Genesis 43:4
If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food;
If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food;
Genesis 43:5
but if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'"
but if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'"
Genesis 43:10
Except for our lengthy delay, we would have been there again by now."
Except for our lengthy delay, we would have been there again by now."
Genesis 43:19
So they approached the manager of Yosef's household and spoke to him at the entrance of the house:
So they approached the manager of Yosef's household and spoke to him at the entrance of the house:
Genesis 44:1
Then he ordered the manager of his household, "Fill the men's packs with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money just inside his pack.
Then he ordered the manager of his household, "Fill the men's packs with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money just inside his pack.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad,.... The length of it, from east to west, was twelve cubits; and the breadth, from north to south, was the same; so that it was a proper foursquare, as follows: Christ the altar, or the doctrine of his sacrifice and satisfaction for the sins of men, is the doctrine of the twelve apostles of Christ, and embraced by the twelve times twelve, the 144,000 that belong unto him:
square in the four squares thereof; as the altar in the tabernacle, and Solomon's temple, were, Exodus 27:1, denoting the largeness of Christ's sacrifice, the perfection of it, and its stability and permanency, to take away the sin, of his people.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
altar - Ariel was to be an exact square on all sides. Compare Exodus 27:1; Revelation 21:16.
