עֹמֵ֞ד עַל־שְׁנֵ֧י עָשָׂ֣ר בָּקָ֗ר שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹנִ֣ים ׀ צָפ֡וֹנָה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩ פֹנִ֨ים ׀ יָ֜מָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ פֹּנִ֣ים נֶ֗גְבָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פֹּנִ֣ים מִזְרָ֔חָה וְהַיָּ֥ם עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָ֑עְלָה וְכָל־אֲחֹֽרֵיהֶ֖ם בָּֽיְתָה׃
Laut itu berdiri di atas dua belas ekor lembu: tiga menghadap ke utara, tiga menghadap ke barat, tiga menghadap ke selatan, dan tiga menghadap ke timur. Laut itu terletak di atas lembu-lembu itu, dan semua bagian belakangnya mengarah ke dalam.
Rashi
Were inward. Their hind parts were facing towards the bottom of the sea, the [three] (two) which were in the north towards [those in] the south, and [those in] the east towards those in the west.42The water flowed out of the mouth of the oxen.—Ralbag.