The altar — Of burnt — offerings. And an hand — breath — The sacred cubit, three inches longer than the common cubit. The bottom — The ledge or settle, fastened to the altar on all sides at the bottom, shall be a cubit in height. The breadth — From the edge of this bench on the outside to the edge where it joined the body of the altar, a cubit, and this the breadth, twenty one inches, broad enough for the priests to walk on. Border — A ledge going round on all the squares. The edge — On the outer edge of this settle a span high. The back — As the back bears burdens, so this was to bear the weight of the whole altar.

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