Yehezkiel 43:15-17
Konteks43:15 and the altar hearth, 7 feet, and from the altar hearth four horns projecting upward. 43:16 Now the altar hearth 1 is a perfect square, 21 feet 2 long and 21 feet wide. 43:17 The ledge is 24½ feet 3 long and 24½ feet wide on four sides; the border around it is 10½ inches, 4 and its surrounding base 1¾ feet. 5 Its steps face east.”
[43:16] 1 tn The precise Hebrew word used here to refer to an “altar hearth” occurs only here in the OT.
[43:16] 2 tn Heb “twelve cubits” (i.e., 6.3 meters; the phrase occurs twice in this verse).
[43:17] 3 tn Heb “fourteen”; the word “cubits” is not in the Hebrew text but is understood from the context; the phrase occurs again later in this verse. Fourteen cubits is about 7.35 meters.