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Ezekiel 43:13

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& "And these are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): the base {shall be} a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge round about one span; and this {shall be} the {height} of the base of the altar.

& ~"From the base on the ground to the lower ledge {shall be} two cubits and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge {shall be} four cubits and the width one cubit.

& ~"The altar hearth {shall be} four cubits; and from the altar hearth shall extend upwards four horns.

& ~"Now the altar hearth {shall be} twelve {cubits} long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.

& ~"The ledge {shall be} fourteen {cubits} long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it {shall be} half a cubit and its base {shall be} a cubit round about; and its steps shall face the east."

& And He said to me, "Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD, `These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it.

& ~`You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, who draw near to Me to minister to Me,' declares the Lord GOD, `a young bull for a sin offering.

& ~`You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it.

& ~`You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it {shall be} burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

& `On the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar as they cleansed {it} with the bull.

& ~`When you have finished cleansing {it,} you shall present a young bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.

& ~`You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall throw salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD.

& ~`For seven days you shall prepare daily a goat for a sin offering; also a young bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be prepared.

& ~`For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.

& ~`When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the eighth day and onward, the priests shall offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you,' declares the Lord GOD."

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