7:38 He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. 3 Each basin was six feet in diameter; 4 there was one basin for each stand.
1 tn Heb “five cubits.” This must refer to the height of each floor or room.
2 tn Heb “a cubit-and-a-half” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).
3 tn Heb “forty baths” (a bath was a liquid measure roughly equivalent to six gallons).
4 tn Heb “four cubits, each basin.” It is unclear which dimension is being measured.