SEV Biblia, Chapter 7:25
Y estaba asentado sobre doce bueyes; tres miraban al norte, y tres miraban al poniente, y tres miraban al mediodía, y tres miraban al oriente; sobre éstos se apoyaba el mar, y los traseros de ellos estaban hacia la parte de adentro.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 25. It stood upon twelve oxen , etc.] Figures of them in brass, of full proportion: three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east ; and so turned to the four quarters of the world: and the sea was set above upon them ; as it were on the backs of them, and their mouths served as spouts or cocks, to let water out of it on all sides: and all their hinder parts were inward ; that they might not be seen, and which met in a centre; they that were north came against those that were south, and they in the east met with those to the west. The brass of the sea, according to Jacob Leon f118 , weighed 1,800 arobas, and, with twelve oxen under, 33,500; each aroba being twenty five pounds weight.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 13-47 - The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strengt and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God wil fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will an to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of God' temple, where we must wait for the gifts of grace, in use of the mean of grace. Spiritual priests and spiritual sacrifices must be washed in the laver of Christ's blood, and of regeneration. We must wash often for we daily contract pollution. There are full means provided for ou cleansing; so that if we have our lot for ever among the unclean it will be our own fault. Let us bless God for the fountain opened by the sacrifice of Christ for sin and for uncleanness.
Original Hebrew
עמד 5975 על 5921 שׁני 8147 עשׂר 6240 בקר 1241 שׁלשׁה 7969 פנים 6437 צפונה 6828 ושׁלשׁה 7969 פנים 6437 ימה 3220 ושׁלשׁה 7969 פנים 6437 נגבה 5045 ושׁלשׁה 7969 פנים 6437 מזרחה 4217 והים 3220 עליהם 5921 מלמעלה 4605 וכל 3605 אחריהם 268 ביתה׃ 1004
