1 Kings 7:29-36

7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. ¹  7:30 Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths. ²  7:31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. ³  On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames. ⁴  7:32 The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet ⁵  high. 7:33 The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal. 7:34 Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand. ⁶  7:35 On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; ⁷  there were also supports and frames on top of the stands. 7:36 He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, ⁸  with wreaths ⁹  all around.

¹ tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”

² tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.

³ tn Heb “And its opening from the inside to the top and upwards [was] a cubit, and its opening was round, the work of a stand, a cubit-and-a-half.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

⁴ tn Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”

⁴ tn Heb “a cubit-and-a-half” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).

⁵ tn Heb “four shoulders to the four sides of each stand, from the stand its shoulders.” The precise meaning of the description is uncertain.

⁶ tn Heb “and on top of the stand, a half cubit [in] height, round all around” (the meaning of this description is uncertain).

⁷ tn Heb “according to the space of each.”

⁸ tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.