Ezekiel 43:14

14 The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. ^[a] The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. ^[b]

Ezekiel 43:14 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 43:14

And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle,
&c.] From the basis or foundation of the altar, as it stood upon the ground, to the lower settle or "court" ^F23, as it is called, where the priests stood; and in which they could walk round the altar, to do their business: shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit;
that is, two cubits high, and one broad: and from the lesser settle or court, to the greater settle or court,
shall be four cubits, and, the breadth one cubit;
the lowermost settle is called the lesser, not in quantity, but in height, it being but two cubits high from the ground; but the upper settle was four cubits from that, and one broad, for the priests to walk on round about; in all six cubits from the bottom.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 (hrzeh) "atrium auxilii", Montanus.

Ezekiel 43:14 In-Context

12 This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.

13 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:

14 The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide.

15 The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth.

16 The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.

Footnotes

• [a]. The space was to be approximately 3.5 feet (1.1 meters), and the ledge was to be approximately 1.75 feet wide (53.3 centimeters wide).
• [b]. The space was to be approximately 7 feet (2.1 meters), and the ledge was to be approximately 1.75 feet wide (53.3 centimeters wide).