18:32 With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord. 1 Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs 2 of seed.
18:33 He arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood.
18:34 Then he said, “Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood.” When they had done so, 3 he said, “Do it again.” So they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time.
18:35 The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench.
1 tnHeb “and he built the stones into an altar in the name of the Lord.”
2 tn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about seven quarts.
3 tn The words “when they had done so” are supplied in the translation for clarification.