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# portico
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an area of a building made of columns and a roof that leads to and connects with the building's entrance door. This portico was probably attached to the front part of the wall that surrounded the temple.
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# twenty cubits
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A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: "9.2 meters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
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# Solomon overlaid ... He fashioned ... which he carved
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The readers should understand that Solomon probably commanded other people to do the actual work. Alternate translation: "Solomon's workers overlaid ... They fashioned ... which they carved" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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