7:23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” 10 It measured 15 feet 11 from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet 12 high. Its circumference was 45 feet. 13
1 tn Heb “he built.”
2 sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.
3 tn Heb “one hundred cubits.”
4 tn Heb “fifty cubits.”
5 tn Heb “thirty cubits.”
6 tn Heb “a porch of pillars.”
7 tn Heb “fifty cubits.”
8 tn Heb “thirty cubits.”
9 tn Heb “and a porch was in front of them (i.e., the aforementioned pillars) and pillars and a roof in front of them (i.e., the aforementioned pillars and porch).” The precise meaning of the term translated “roof” is uncertain; it occurs only here and in Ezek 41:25-26.
10 tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”
sn This large basin that was mounted on twelve bronze bulls and contained water for the priests to bathe themselves (2 Chr 4:6; cf. Exod 30:17-21).
11 tn Heb “ten cubits.”
12 tn Heb “five cubits.”
13 tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”