Ezekiel 43:17
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And the brim was fourteen cubits long, and fourteen cubits broad in the four corners thereof: and the crown round about it was half a cubit, and the bottom of it one cubit round about: and its steps turned toward the east.

and the border

Exodus 25:25 And to the ledge itself a polished crown, four inches high; and over the same another little golden crown.

Exodus 30:3 And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold, as well the grate thereof, as the walls round about, and the horns. And thou shalt make to it a crown of gold round about,

1 Kings 18:32 And he built with the stones an altar to the name of the Lord: and he made a trench for water, of the breadth of two furrows, round about the altar.

his stairs.

Exodus 20:26 Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered.

look toward

Ezekiel 8:16 And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord: and behold at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men having their backs towards the temple of the Lord, in their faces to the east: and they adored towards the rising of the sun.

Ezekiel 40:6 And he came to the gate that looked toward the east, and he went up the steps thereof: and he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed broad;

1 Kings 6:8 The door, for the middle side, was on the right hand of the house: and by winding stairs they went up to the middle room, and from the middle to the third.

Nehemiah 9:4 And there stood up upon the step of the Levites, Josue, and Bani, and Cedmihel, Sabania, Bonni, Sarebias, Bani, and Chanani: and they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God.

Context
The Altar of Sacrifice
16And the Ariel was twelve cubits long, and twelve cubits broad, foursquare, with equal sides. 17And the brim was fourteen cubits long, and fourteen cubits broad in the four corners thereof: and the crown round about it was half a cubit, and the bottom of it one cubit round about: and its steps turned toward the east.18And he said to me: Son of man, thus saith the Lord God: These are the ceremonies of the altar, in what day soever it shall be made: that holocausts may be offered upon it, and blood poured out.…
Cross References
Exodus 20:26
Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered.

Ezekiel 40:6
And he came to the gate that looked toward the east, and he went up the steps thereof: and he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed broad;

Ezekiel 43:14
And from the bottom of the ground to the lowest brim two cubits, and the breadth of one cubit: and from the lesser brim to the greater brim four cubits, and the breadth of one cubit.

Ezekiel 43:20
And thou shalt take of his blood, and shalt put it upon the four horns thereof, and upon the four corners of the brim, and upon the crown round about: and thou shalt cleanse, and expiate it.

Ezekiel 45:19
And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering: and he shall put it on the posts of the house, and on the four corners of the brim of the altar, and oil the posts of the gate of the inner court.

Lexicon
The ledge
וְהָעֲזָרָ֞ה (wə·hā·‘ă·zā·rāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5835: An inclosure, a border

[shall also be] square,
אֶ֖ל (’el)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

fourteen [cubits]
אַרְבַּ֧ע (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 702: Four

long
אֹ֗רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 753: Length

and fourteen [cubits]
בְּאַרְבַּ֤ע (bə·’ar·ba‘)
Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 702: Four

wide,
רֹ֔חַב (rō·ḥaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7341: Breadth, width

with a rim
וְהַגְּבוּל (wə·hag·gə·ḇūl)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed

of half
חֲצִ֣י (ḥă·ṣî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2677: The half, middle

a cubit
הָאַמָּ֗ה (hā·’am·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

and a gutter
וְהַֽחֵיק־ (wə·ha·ḥêq-)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2436: The bosom

of a cubit
אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

all around
סָבִ֨יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

it.
אוֹתָ֜הּ (’ō·w·ṯāh)
Direct object marker | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

The steps of the altar
וּמַעֲלֹתֵ֖הוּ (ū·ma·‘ă·lō·ṯê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4609: Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression

[shall] face
פְּנ֥וֹת (pə·nō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look

east.”
קָדִֽים׃ (qā·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6921: The fore, front part, the East


Additional Translations
The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.”And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.

And the ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east.

And the mercy-seat shall be fourteen cubits in length, by fourteen cubits in breadth on its four sides; and there shall be a border to it carried round about it of half a cubit; and the rim of it shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof looking eastward.

And the settle was fourteen [cubits] long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it, half a cubit; and the bottom thereof a cubit round about: and its steps looked toward the east.

And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east.

And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in its four squares; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom of it shall be a cubit about; and its stairs shall look towards the east.

The ledge shall be fourteen [cubits] long by fourteen broad in the four sides of it; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and its bottom shall be a cubit around; and its steps shall look toward the east.

And the border is fourteen long by fourteen broad, at its four squares, and the border round about it is half a cubit, and the centre to it is a cubit round about, and its steps are looking eastward.'
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