7:31a The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top

Inside the base there was an opening ⌊for the water bowl/container⌋.
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Each water cart had a frame/collar ⌊to receive/support a water basin⌋.

7:31b was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal,

This opening held/had a ring/crown one cubit deep.
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This frame/collar extended half a meter down,

7:31c a cubit and a half wide.

This opening was round. The ring/crown, along with its frame, measured a cubit and a half from one side to the other.
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and the distance across the entire thing was three-quarters of a meter.

7:31d And around its opening were engravings,

Around the ring there were engraved ⌊shapes/patterns⌋.
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They cut/engraved ⌊designs⌋ into the outside of the frame/collar.

7:31e but the panels of the stands were square, not round.

The panels of each base were square in shape. They were not round/circular ⌊like the opening⌋.
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However, the flat metal sheets ⌊that supported the water basins⌋ were square.

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