540 B

Raw Blame History

weighed out

"counted"

into the hands of men

Here "hands" refers to the men. AT: "to men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

who took care of the temple

"who repaired the temple"

carpenters

people who build and repair things made of wood

masons

people who build with stone

stonecutters

people who cut stones into the correct size and shape

for buying timber and cutting stone

"to buy wood and to cut stone"

for all that was needed to be paid to repair it

"to pay for all of the needed repairs"