¹⁰ “Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed^(A) of their sins. Let them consider its perfection, ¹¹ and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement, its exits and entrances—its whole design and all its regulations^[a] and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.^(B)

¹² “This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area^(C) on top of the mountain will be most holy.^(D) Such is the law of the temple.

The Great Altar Restored

¹³ “These are the measurements of the altar^(E) in long cubits,^[b] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span^[c] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar: ¹⁴ From the gutter on the ground up to the lower ledge that goes around the altar it is two cubits high, and the ledge is a cubit wide.^[d] From this lower ledge to the upper ledge that goes around the altar it is four cubits high, and that ledge is also a cubit wide.^{[e] 15} Above that, the altar hearth^(F) is four cubits high, and four horns^(G) project upward from the hearth. ¹⁶ The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits^[f] long and twelve cubits wide.^{(H) 17} The upper ledge^(I) also is square, fourteen cubits^[g] long and fourteen cubits wide. All around the altar is a gutter of one cubit with a rim of half a cubit.^[h] The steps^(J) of the altar face east.^(K)”

¹⁸ Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for sacrificing burnt offerings^(L) and splashing blood^(M) against the altar when it is built: ¹⁹ You are to give a young bull^(N) as a sin offering^[i] to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok,^(O) who come near^(P) to minister before me, declares the Sovereign Lord. ²⁰ You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar^(Q) and on the four corners of the upper ledge^(R) and all around the rim, and so purify the altar^(S) and make atonement for it. ²¹ You are to take the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the designated part of the temple area outside the sanctuary.^(T)

²² “On the second day you are to offer a male goat without defect for a sin offering, and the altar is to be purified as it was purified with the bull. ²³ When you have finished purifying it, you are to offer a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect.^{(U) 24} You are to offer them before the Lord, and the priests are to sprinkle salt^(V) on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the Lord.

²⁵ “For seven days^(W) you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering; you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect.^{(X) 26} For seven days they are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; thus they will dedicate it. ²⁷ At the end of these days, from the eighth day^(Y) on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings^(Z) and fellowship offerings^(AA) on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Sovereign Lord.”