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45 lines
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# The Sea
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This refers to the tank or basin that held water for sacrifices.
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# was set upon twelve oxen
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"was on top of twelve oxen"
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# twelve oxen
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These are images of oxen made of bronze. AT: "twelve large figures of bulls" or "twelve bronze oxen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# "The Sea" was set on top of them
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Solomon's workers set 'The Sea' on top of the oxen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# hindquarters
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This is the back quarter of the body of an animal with four feet.
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# thick as the width of a hand
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This is about 8 centimeters. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
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# its brim was forged like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Solomon's workers forged the brim to look like the brim of a cup, to curve outward like a lily" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# three thousand baths
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"3,000 baths." A bath is a unit of volume equal to about 22 liters. AT: "66 kiloliters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bvolume]])
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# He made ... he put
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Here "he" refers to Solomon. The readers should understand that Solomon probably commanded other people to do the actual work. AT: "Solomon's workers made ... they put" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# items used in performing the burnt offering were to be washed in them
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "people were to wash the items used in performing the burnt offering in them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible//ox]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/burntoffering]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]] |