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OET (OET-LV) it_was_standing on two_plus_of ten ox[en] three were_turning northward and_three were_turning westward and_three were_turning southward and_three were_turning eastward and_the_sea was_on_them from_to_above and_all hindquarters_of_their inside_were_to_the.
OET (OET-RV) Twelve bronze cattle had also been cast and the large basin was sitting on their backs. The cattle were facing outwards with three facing towards each of the four compass points.
The Sea
(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two_of ten oxen three facing northward, and,three facing westward, and,three facing southward, and,three facing eastward, and,the,sea [was]_on,them from,to,above, and=all hindquarters_of,their inside,[were]_to_[the] )
This refers to the bronze tank or basin that held water for sacrifices.
stood on
(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two_of ten oxen three facing northward, and,three facing westward, and,three facing southward, and,three facing eastward, and,the,sea [was]_on,them from,to,above, and=all hindquarters_of,their inside,[were]_to_[the] )
Alternate translation: “was on top of”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
“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_of ten oxen three facing northward, and,three facing westward, and,three facing southward, and,three facing eastward, 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: “Huram’s workers set ‘The Sea’ on top of the bronze oxen”
hindquarters
(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two_of ten oxen three facing northward, and,three facing westward, and,three facing southward, and,three facing eastward, 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.
7:23-26 The giant bronze basin called the Sea replaced the smaller bronze washbasin used in the Tabernacle service (see Exod 30:17-21). The Sea was cast as one solid piece, excluding the twelve bronze oxen on which it sat. The oxen were placed so that three faced each direction, perhaps to remind priests that they served God on behalf of all twelve tribes of Israel. Ahaz later replaced the oxen with a stone base (2 Kgs 16:17). The priests used the Sea, like the bronze washbasin before it, for ceremonial washing (2 Chr 4:6) as they prepared to minister before God (see Exod 30:17-21). The apparent discrepancy in the volume of water it could hold (see 2 Chr 4:5) is probably due to standards of measurement that varied according to place and time.
OET (OET-LV) it_was_standing on two_plus_of ten ox[en] three were_turning northward and_three were_turning westward and_three were_turning southward and_three were_turning eastward and_the_sea was_on_them from_to_above and_all hindquarters_of_their inside_were_to_the.
OET (OET-RV) Twelve bronze cattle had also been cast and the large basin was sitting on their backs. The cattle were facing outwards with three facing towards 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.
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