King James Version

Ezekiel 43:13

And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.

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וְאֵ֨לֶּהveelehand theseאֵלֶּהconjunction, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “and these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).מִדּ֤וֹתmidotgarmentמִדָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4060properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙hamizbechathe altarמִזְבֵּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.בָּֽאַמּ֔וֹתbaamotin cubitאַמָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.אַמָּ֥הamahcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.אַמָּ֖הamahcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.וָטֹ֑פַחvatofachand hand-breadthטֹפַחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and hand-breadth”, the ordinary formH2948{a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm)}hand-breadth (broad).וְחֵ֨יקvecheyqand bosomחֵיקconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and bosom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2436the bosom (literally or figuratively)bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.הָאַמָּ֜הhaamahthe cubitאַמָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.וְאַמָּהveamahand cubitאַמָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.רֹ֗חַבrochavbreadthרֹחַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “breadth”, the ordinary formH7341width (literally or figuratively)breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.וּגְבוּלָ֨הּugevulahand borderגְּבוּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).שְׂפָתָ֤הּsefatahlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.סָבִיב֙savivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.זֶ֣רֶתzeretspanזֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “span”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2239the spread of the fingers, i.e. a spanspan.הָאֶחָ֔דhaechadthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וְזֶ֖הvezehand the one...the otherזֶהconjunction, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “and the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…גַּ֥בgavbackגַבnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “back”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1354the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַhamizbechathe altarמִזְבֵּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And these are the measures of the altar by cubits — the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth: the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about a span; and this shall be the base of the altar.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And these are the measures of the altar by cubits (the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about a span; and this shall be the base of the altar.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And these [are] measures of the altar by cubits: The cubit [is] a cubit and a handbreadth, and the centre [is] a cubit, and a cubit the breadth; and its border on its edge round about [is] one span, and this [is] the upper part of the altar.

World English Bible

“These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit is a cubit and a hand width): the bottom shall be a cubit, and the width a cubit, and its border around its edge a span; and this shall be the base of the altar.

Darby Translation

And these are the measures of the altar in cubits: the cubit is a cubit and a hand breadth. The bottom was a cubit [in height] and the breadth a cubit, and its border on the edge thereof round about, one span: and this was the base of the altar.

Douay-Rheims

And these are the measures of the altar by the truest cubit, which is a cubit and a handbreadth: the bottom thereof was a cubit, and the breadth a cubit: and the border thereof unto its edge, and round about, one handbreadth: and this was the trench of the altar.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And these are the measures of the altar by the cubit of a cubit and a span, the cavity shall be a cubit deep, and a cubit shall be the breadth, and the border on the rim of it round about shall be a span: and this shall be the height of the altar

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ μέτρα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου ἐν πήχει τοῦ πήχεως, καὶ παλαιστῆς, κόλπωμα βάθους ἐπὶ πῆχυν, καὶ πῆχυς τὸ εὖρος, καὶ γεῖσος ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖλος αὐτοῦ κυκλόθεν, σπιθαμῆς· καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ὕψος τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου