1Ki 7:23 | NET2full | STEP | He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea .” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim , was circular in shape , and stood 7½ feet high . Its circumference was 45 feet .

‏ 1 Kings 7:23

23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” ^{▼▼tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”} ^{▼▼sn This large basin was mounted on twelve bronze bulls and contained water for the priests to bathe themselves (2 Chr 4:6; cf. Exod 30:17-21).} It measured 15 feet ^{▼▼tn Heb “10 cubits.”} from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood 7½ feet ^{▼▼tn Heb “5 cubits.”} high. Its circumference was 45 feet. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it 30 cubits all around.” The measurements are an approximation. The LXX has the number 33. Neither fit a strict calculation of the diameter time pi, but the precise details of measuring (e.g. the width of the lip or other factors) are not known and numbers may be rounded.}