Omit “were.” “Set before,” i. e put in the appointed place for offerings of firstfruits in the forecourt of the temple.
Carpenters - “Craftsmen” (see the marginal reference).
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Jeremiah 24:1
1 The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.