7:23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” 5 It measured 15 feet 6 from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet 7 high. Its circumference was 45 feet. 8
1 tn Heb “The first wing of the [one] cherub was five cubits, and the second wing of the cherub was five cubits, ten cubits from the tips of his wings to the tips of his wings.”
2 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
3 tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who were over the work belonging to Solomon, five hundred fifty, the ones ruling over the people, the ones doing the work.”
4 tn Heb “two capitals he made to place on the tops of the pillars, cast in bronze; five cubits was the height of the first capital, and five cubits was the height of the second capital.”
5 tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”
6 tn Heb “ten cubits.”
7 tn Heb “five cubits.”
8 tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”