# he made Here "he" refers to Solomon. The readers should understand that Solomon probably commanded other people to do the actual work. Alternate translation: "Solomon's workers made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) # twenty cubits ... ten cubits A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: "20 cubits ... 10 cubits" or "9.2 meters ... 4.6 meters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bdistance]])