## the round sea ##

This refers to a bronze tank or basin which would hold water.

## cast metal ##

Huram melted the bronze and formed it in a mold.

## ten cubits from brim to brim ##

A cubit is about 46 centimeters. "ten cubits from one edge to the other" (See:[[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaldistance]])

## thirty cubits in circumference ##

“Circumference” is the distance or measurement around a circular object or area.

## encircling the sea were gourds ##

A gourd is a type of hard, round vegetable that grows on a vine on the ground.

## when the sea itself was cast ##

AT: "when Huram cast the sea itself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])