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Huram made

Huram would have commanded his workers to do this work. Alternate translation: "Huram also commanded them to make" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

the round sea

This refers to a particular bronze tank or basin in the temple. It was very large and held a lot of water. It was called "the sea."

cast metal

Huram melted the bronze and formed it in a mold.

ten cubits ... five cubits ... thirty cubits

A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: "4.6 meters ... 2.3 meters ... 13.8 meters" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bdistance)

from brim to brim

"from one edge to the other"

in circumference

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