InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse 2 Chr C1 C2 C3 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36
2 Chr 4 V1 V2 V3 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22
OET-LV It_was_standing on two_plus ten ox[en] three were_turning northward_to and_three were_turning westward_to and_three were_turning southward_to and_three were_turning eastward_to and_the_sea was_on_them from_to_above and_all hindquarters_of_their inside_were_to_the.
OET (OET-RV) Supporting ‘The Sea’ were twelve large cast bulls—facing outwards, with three facing each of the four compass points.
(Occurrence 0) The Sea
(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two ten oxen three facing northward,to and,three facing westward,to and,three facing southward,to and,three facing eastward,to and,the,sea [was]_on,them from,to,above, and=all hindquarters_of,their inside,[were]_to_[the] )
This refers to the tank or basin that held water for sacrifices.
(Occurrence 0) was set upon twelve oxen
(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two ten oxen three facing northward,to and,three facing westward,to and,three facing southward,to and,three facing eastward,to and,the,sea [was]_on,them from,to,above, and=all hindquarters_of,their inside,[were]_to_[the] )
Alternate translation: [was on top of twelve oxen]
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
(Occurrence 0) twelve oxen
(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two ten oxen three facing northward,to and,three facing westward,to and,three facing southward,to and,three facing eastward,to and,the,sea [was]_on,them from,to,above, and=all hindquarters_of,their inside,[were]_to_[the] )
These are images of oxen made of bronze. Alternate translation: [twelve large figures of bulls] or [twelve bronze oxen]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) “The Sea” was set on top of them
(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two ten oxen three facing northward,to and,three facing westward,to and,three facing southward,to and,three facing eastward,to and,the,sea [was]_on,them from,to,above, and=all hindquarters_of,their inside,[were]_to_[the] )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Solomon’s workers set ‘The Sea’ on top of the oxen]
(Occurrence 0) hindquarters
(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two ten oxen three facing northward,to and,three facing westward,to and,three facing southward,to and,three facing eastward,to and,the,sea [was]_on,them from,to,above, and=all hindquarters_of,their inside,[were]_to_[the] )
This is the back quarter of the body of an animal with four feet.
OET-LV It_was_standing on two_plus ten ox[en] three were_turning northward_to and_three were_turning westward_to and_three were_turning southward_to and_three were_turning eastward_to and_the_sea was_on_them from_to_above and_all hindquarters_of_their inside_were_to_the.
OET (OET-RV) Supporting ‘The Sea’ were twelve large cast bulls—facing outwards, with three facing each of the four compass points.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.