## four cubits long ##

A cubit was a little less than half a meter. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaldistance]])

## The work of the stands was like this ##

This means the author will describe the stands in the words that follow.

## on the panels and on the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim ##

There were decorative pieces in the shapes of lions, oxen, and cherubim fastened to the sides of the stands.

## wreaths of hammered work ##

Here the word "wreath" refers to spiral-shaped pieces of bronze.