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## the round sea ##
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This refers to a bronze tank or basin which would hold water.
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## cast metal ##
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Huram melted the bronze and formed it in a mold.
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## ten cubits from brim to brim ##
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A cubit is about 46 centimeters. "ten cubits from one edge to the other" (See:[[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaldistance]])
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## thirty cubits in circumference ##
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“Circumference” is the distance or measurement around a circular object or area.
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## encircling the sea were gourds ##
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A gourd is a type of hard, round vegetable that grows on a vine on the ground.
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## when the sea itself was cast ##
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AT: "when Huram cast the sea itself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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