25 It stood on ^atwelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward.  ‡

26 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained¹ two thousand baths.  ‡

28 And this was the design of the carts: They had panels, and the panels were between frames;

29 on the panels that were between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. And on the frames was a pedestal on top. Below the lions and oxen were wreaths of plaited work.