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He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces,*7:14 Hebrew 10 [shekels] [114 grams]; also in 7:20, 26, 32, 38, 44, 50, 56, 62, 68, 74, 80, 86. which was filled with incense.
So the people went out and caught quail all that day and throughout the night and all the next day, too. No one gathered less than fifty bushels*11:32 Hebrew 10 homers [2.2 kiloliters].! They spread the quail all around the camp to dry.
“Stay here with me,” Micah said, “and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces of silver*17:10 Hebrew 10 [shekels] of silver, about 4 ounces or 114 grams in weight. a year, plus a change of clothes and your food.”
One-tenth of the men*20:10a Hebrew 10 men from every hundred, 100 men from every thousand, and 1,000 men from every 10,000. from each tribe will be chosen to supply the warriors with food, and the rest of us will take revenge on Gibeah*20:10b Hebrew Geba, in this case a variant spelling of Gibeah; also in 20:33. of Benjamin for this shameful thing they have done in Israel.”
“What?” Joab demanded. “You saw him there and didn’t kill him? I would have rewarded you with ten pieces of silver*18:11 Hebrew 10 [shekels] of silver, about 4 ounces or 114 grams in weight. and a hero’s belt!”
The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet*6:3a Hebrew 20 cubits [9.2 meters]; also in 6:16, 20. wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15 feet*6:3b Hebrew 10 cubits [4.6 meters]. from the front of the Temple.
He made two cherubim of wild olive*6:23a Or pine; Hebrew reads oil tree; also in 6:31, 33. wood, each 15 feet*6:23b Hebrew 10 cubits [4.6 meters]; also in 6:24, 26. tall, and placed them in the inner sanctuary.
Then Huram cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 71/2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference.*7:23 Hebrew 10 cubits [4.6 meters] across. . . . 5 cubits [2.3 meters] deep and 30 cubits [13.8 meters] in circumference.
“Go and visit the prophet,” the king of Aram told him. “I will send a letter of introduction for you to take to the king of Israel.” So Naaman started out, carrying as gifts 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold,*5:5 Hebrew 10 talents [340 kilograms] of silver, 6,000 [shekels] [68 kilograms] of gold. and ten sets of clothing.
Then he cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 71/2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference.*4:2 Hebrew 10 cubits [4.6 meters] across . . . 5 cubits [2.3 meters] deep and 30 cubits [13.8 meters] in circumference.
The man measured the gateway entrance, which was 171/2 feet*40:11a Hebrew 10 cubits [5.3 meters]. wide at the opening and 223/4 feet*40:11b Hebrew 13 cubits [6.9 meters]. wide in the gateway passage.
The doorway was 171/2 feet*41:2a Hebrew 10 cubits [5.3 meters]. wide, and the walls on each side of it were 83/4 feet*41:2b Hebrew 5 cubits [2.7 meters]; also in 41:9, 11. long. The sanctuary itself was 70 feet long and 35 feet wide.*41:2c Hebrew 40 cubits [21.2 meters] long and 20 cubits [10.6 meters] wide.
Between the two blocks of rooms ran a walkway 171/2 feet*42:4a Hebrew 10 cubits [5.3 meters]. wide. It extended the entire 175 feet of the complex,*42:4b As in Greek and Syriac versions, which read Its length was 100 cubits [53 meters]; Hebrew reads and a passage 1 cubit [21 inches or 53 centimeters] wide. and all the doors faced north.