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1 Then he made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high. He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high. He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.
2 He also made the molten sea. It was made with a circular rim, and measured ten cubits across, five in height, and thirty in circumference. Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it.
3 Under the brim a ring of figures of oxen encircled it for ten cubits, all the way around the compass of the sea; there were two rows of oxen cast in one mold with the sea. Under it were figures of gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. Below the rim, figures of bulls encircled it—ten to a cubit. The bulls were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.
4 This rested on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east, with their haunches all toward the center; upon them was set the sea. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward. The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center.
5 It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim resembled that of a cup, being lily-shaped. It had a capacity of three thousand baths. Its thickness was a handbreadth. And its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held 3,000 baths. It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths.
6 Then he made ten basins for washing, placing five of them to the right and five to the left. In these the victims for the burnt offerings were washed; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. He also made ten basins in which to wash, and set five on the south side, and five on the north side. In these they were to rinse off what was used for the burnt offering, and the sea was for the priests to wash in. He then made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. In them the things to be used for the burnt offerings were rinsed, but the Sea was to be used by the priests for washing.
7 He made the menorahs of gold, ten of them as was prescribed, and placed them in the nave, five to the right and five to the left. And he made ten golden lampstands as prescribed, and set them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He made ten gold lampstands according to the specifications for them and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
8 He made ten tables and had them set in the nave, five to the right and five to the left; and he made a hundred golden bowls. He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. And he made a hundred basins of gold. He made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold sprinkling bowls.
9 He made the court of the priests and the great courtyard and the gates of the courtyard; the gates he covered with bronze. He made the court of the priests and the great court and doors for the court and overlaid their doors with bronze. He made the courtyard of the priests, and the large court and the doors for the court, and overlaid the doors with bronze.
10 The sea he placed off to the southeast from the south side of the house. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.
11 When Huram had made the pots, shovels, and bowls, he finished all his work for King Solomon in the house of God: Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of God: And Huram also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of God:
12 two columns; two nodes for the capitals on top of the columns; and two pieces of netting covering the two nodes for the capitals on top of the columns; the two pillars, the bowls, and the two capitals on the top of the pillars; and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
13 four hundred pomegranates in double rows on both pieces of netting that covered the two nodes of the capitals on top of the columns. and the 400 pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars. the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network, decorating the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars);
14 He made the stands, and the basins on the stands; He made the stands also, and the basins on the stands, the stands with their basins;
15 one sea, and the twelve oxen under it; and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it. the Sea and the twelve bulls under it;
16 pots, shovels, forks, and all the articles Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD; they were of burnished bronze. The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huram-abi made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the LORD. the pots, shovels, meat forks and all related articles. All the objects that Huram-Abi made for King Solomon for the temple of the LORD were of polished bronze.
17 The king had them cast in the neighborhood of the Jordan, between Succoth and Zeredah, in thick clay molds. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan.
18 Solomon made all these vessels, so many in number that the weight of the bronze could not be determined. Solomon made all these things in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze was not sought. All these things that Solomon made amounted to so much that the weight of the bronze could not be calculated.
19 Solomon made all the articles that were for the house of God: the golden altar, the tables on which the showbread lay, So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence, Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in God’s temple: the golden altar; the tables on which was the bread of the Presence;
20 the menorahs and their lamps of pure gold which were to burn as prescribed before the inner sanctuary, the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed; the lampstands of pure gold with their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
21 flowers, lamps, and gold tongs (this was of purest gold), the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold; the gold floral work and lamps and tongs (they were solid gold);
22 snuffers, bowls, cups, and firepans of pure gold. As for the entrance to the house, its inner doors to the holy of holies, as well as the doors to the nave of the temple, were of gold. the snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold, and the sockets of the temple, for the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and for the doors of the nave of the temple were of gold. the pure gold wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and censers; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and the doors of the main hall.
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