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15 The place for the fire on the altar was 4 cubits high. The four corners were shaped like horns. 16 The place for the fire on the altar was 12 cubits[a] long by 12 cubits wide. It was perfectly square. 17 The ledge was also square, 14 cubits[b] long by 14 cubits wide. The border around it was 1/2 cubit[c] wide. (The gutter around the base was 1 cubit wide.) The steps going up to the altar were on the east side.”

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  1. Ezekiel 43:16 12 cubits 20' 4 7/8" (6.22 m).
  2. Ezekiel 43:17 14 cubits 23' 9 11/16" (7.26 m).
  3. Ezekiel 43:17 1/2 cubit 10 3/16" (25.92 cm).

15 Above that, the altar hearth(A) is four cubits high, and four horns(B) project upward from the hearth. 16 The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits[a] long and twelve cubits wide.(C) 17 The upper ledge(D) also is square, fourteen cubits[b] long and fourteen cubits wide. All around the altar is a gutter of one cubit with a rim of half a cubit.[c] The steps(E) of the altar face east.(F)

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  1. Ezekiel 43:16 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
  2. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  3. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters