Ezekiel 43:13

The Altar

43:13 “And these are the measurements of the altar: ¹  Its base ²  is 1¾ feet ³  high, ⁴  and 1¾ feet ⁵  wide, and its border nine inches ⁶  on its edge. This is to be the height ⁷  of the altar.

Ezekiel 43:17

43:17 The ledge is 24½ feet ⁸  long and 24½ feet wide on four sides; the border around it is 10½ inches, ⁹  and its surrounding base 1¾ feet. ¹⁰  Its steps face east.”

Ezekiel 45:1

The Lord’s Portion of the Land

45:1 “‘When you allot the land as an inheritance, you will offer an allotment ¹¹  to the Lord, a holy portion from the land; the length will be eight and a quarter miles ¹²  and the width three and one-third miles. ¹³  This entire area will be holy. ¹⁴ 

Ezekiel 47:18

47:18 On the east side, between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, will be the Jordan. You will measure from the border to the eastern sea. This is the east side.

Ezekiel 48:1

The Tribal Portions

48:1 “These are the names of the tribes: From the northern end beside the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath), extending from the east side to the west, Dan will have one portion.

Ezekiel 48:8

48:8 “Next to the border of Judah from the east side to the west will be the allotment you must set apart. It is to be eight and a quarter miles ¹⁵  wide, and the same length as one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west; the sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

Ezekiel 48:13

48:13 “Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment eight and a quarter miles ¹⁶  in length and three and one-third miles ¹⁷  in width. The whole length will be eight and a quarter miles ¹⁸  and the width three and one-third miles. ¹⁹ 

[43:13]  ¹ tn Heb “the measurements of the altar by cubits, the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth.” The measuring units here and in the remainder of this section are the Hebrew “long” cubit, consisting of a cubit (about 18 inches or 45 cm) and a handbreadth (about 3 inches or 7.5 cm), for a total of 21 inches (52.5 cm). Because modern readers are not familiar with the cubit as a unit of measurement, and due to the additional complication of the “long” cubit as opposed to the regular cubit, all measurements have been converted to American standard feet and inches, with the Hebrew measurements and the metric equivalents given in the notes. On the altar see Ezek 40:47.

[43:13]  ² tn The Hebrew term normally means “bosom.” Here it refers to a hollow in the ground.

[43:13]  ³ tn Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm).

[43:13]  ⁴ tn The word “high” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[43:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm).

[43:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “one span.” A span was three handbreadths, or about nine inches (i.e., 22.5 cm).

[43:13]  ⁷ tc Heb “bulge, protuberance, mound.” The translation follows the LXX.

[43:17]  ⁸ 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.

[43:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “half a cubit” (i.e., 26.25 cm).

[43:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm).

[45:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “a contribution.”

[45:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers). The measuring units here are the Hebrew “long” cubit, consisting of a cubit (about 18 inches or 45 cm) and a handbreadth (about 3 inches or 7.5 cm), for a total of 21 inches (52.5 cm). Because modern readers are not familiar with the cubit as a unit of measurement, and due to the additional complication of the “long” cubit as opposed to the regular cubit, all measurements have been converted to American standard miles (one mile = 5,280 feet), with the Hebrew measurements and the metric equivalents given in the notes.

[45:1]  ¹⁷ tc The LXX reads “twenty thousand cubits.”

[45:1]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “holy it is in all its territory round about.”

[48:8]  ²² tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:13]  ²⁹ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:13]  ³⁰ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[48:13]  ³¹ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:13]  ³² tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).