Ezekiel 43:14

Ezekiel 43:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits, with a breadth of one cubit;
• New King James Version (NKJV)from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits; the width of the ledge, one cubit; from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits; and the width of the ledge, one cubit.
• New Living Translation (NLT)From the gutter the altar rises 3-1/2 feet to a lower ledge that surrounds the altar and is 21 inches wide. From the lower ledge the altar rises 7 feet to the upper ledge that is also 21 inches wide.

Context of Ezekiel 43:14

12“This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area on top of the mountain will be most holy. Such is the law of the temple. 13“These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits, that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around the edge. And this is the height of the altar: From the gutter on the ground up to the lower ledge that goes around the altar it is two cubits high, and the ledge is a cubit wide. From this lower ledge to the upper ledge that goes around the altar it is four cubits high, and that ledge is also a cubit wide. 15Above that, the altar hearth is four cubits high, and four horns project upward from the hearth. 16The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.

Ezekiel 43:14 word by word

וּמֵחֵ֨יק הָאָ֜רֶץ עַד־הָעֲזָרָ֤ה הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה֙ שְׁתַּ֣יִם אַמּ֔וֹת וְרֹ֖חַב אַמָּ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת וּמֵהֳעֲזָרָ֨ה הַקְּטַנָּ֜ה עַד־הָעֲזָרָ֤ה הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע אַמּ֔וֹת וְרֹ֖חַב הָאַמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And from the bottomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: lapH2436
• the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• to the lowerתַּחְתּוֹןtachtôn tachtôn · lowerH8481
• settleעֲזָרָה‛ăzârâh · enclosureH5835
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• and from the lesserקָטָןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• to the greaterגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702

Cross-references for Ezekiel 43:14

• Ezekiel 43:13“These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits, that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around the edge. And this is the height of the altar:
• Ezekiel 43:15Above that, the altar hearth is four cubits high, and four horns project upward from the hearth.
• Ezekiel 43:20You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the upper ledge and all around the rim, and so purify the altar and make atonement for it.
• Ezekiel 43:16The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.
• Ezekiel 43:17The upper ledge also is square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide. All around the altar is a gutter of one cubit with a rim of half a cubit. The steps of the altar face east.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The bottom - The basement just described is now called “the bottom upon the ground.” The altar (independently of the bottom) was composed of two stages called “settles,” the base of the “upper settle” (M) being less than that of the “lower” (L). To the lower settle - That is, to the top of “the lower settle,” which was to be “two cubits high.” From the lesser settle … to the greater settle - i. e., from the top of the “lower settle” to the top of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16The holiness of the temple area would be protected in two ways. First, sinners were kept out of the sacred space. Second, the sacrificial system dealt with sin and impurity. This focus on holiness is clear from the detailed description of the altar in the inner court. The altar stood at the center of the entire temple complex. Its central place shows how important it was. The altar shown to Ezekiel was much larger than the altar in front of the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2713-27. As to the altar of burnt offering, which was the appointed means of access to God.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 43:14

• Altar

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Atonement, Day of
• Bottom
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Four
• Ledge
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings