King James Version

Ezekiel 43:16

And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.

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והאראילvhryland the altarאֲרִאֵילconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the altar”, the ordinary formH741the altar of the templealtar.וְהָאֲרִיאֵ֗לvehaarieland the altarאֲרִאֵילconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the altar”, the ordinary formH741the altar of the templealtar.שְׁתֵּ֤יםsheteymtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, absolute — “two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.עֶשְׂרֵה֙esrehteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).אֹ֔רֶךְorekhlengthאֹרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “length”, the ordinary formH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.בִּשְׁתֵּ֥יםbishteymin twoשְׁנַיִםpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, absolute — “in two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.עֶשְׂרֵ֖הesrehteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).רֹ֑חַבrochavbreadthרֹחַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “breadth”, the ordinary formH7341width (literally or figuratively)breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.רָב֕וּעַravuasquareרָבַעverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “square”, a verb used as a describing wordH7251to be quadrate(four-) square(-d).אֶ֖לelamongאֵלpreposition — “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).אַרְבַּ֥עַתarbaatfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “four”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH702fourfour.רְבָעָֽיוrevaayvfourth partרֶבַעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fourth part”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7253a fourth (part or side)fourth part, side, square.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the altar [is] twelve long by twelve broad, square in its four squares.

World English Bible

The altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.

Darby Translation

And the hearth of God was twelve [cubits] long, by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.

Douay-Rheims

And the Ariel was twelve cubits long, and twelve cubits broad, foursquare, with equal sides.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the altar shall be of the length of twelve cubits, by twelve cubits in breadth , square upon its four sides.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ ἀριὴλ πηχῶν δώδεκα μήκους, ἐπὶ πήχεις δώδεκα, τετράγωνον ἐπὶ τὰ τέσσαρα μέρη αὐτοῦ.