SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 7:23

7:23a He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape,

Next Huram built the metal/bronze ⌊water reservoir/tank⌋ ⌊called⌋ the Sea. It was in the shape of a circle.
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Huram also constructed ⌊a large basin/container⌋ ⌊that people called⌋ the Lake/Pool. It was round/circular and made out of bronze.

7:23b measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height,

It measured ten cubits from one side to the other, and five cubits in height.
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It was a total of five meters across the top, and it was two and a half meters tall.

7:23c and thirty cubits in circumference.

The rim ⌊of this reservoir/tank⌋ measured thirty cubits around.
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It was fifteen (15) meters around the top edge.

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