Ezekiel 43:14 - Exposition

The next measurements which are taken from the bottom upon the ground , i.e. from the הֵיק , "base," or ground framework above described, to the lower settle , i.e. to the top of the undermost of the two "terraces," or enclosures," or "platforms," of which the altar consisted, are two cubits of height with one cubit of breadth ; the measurements which follow, from the lesser settle , i.e. the undermost, to the greater settle , i.e. the uppermost, are four cubits of height with one cubit of breadth.