[Colonel Kangaroo]

It seems to me that it is an approximation suitable for the audience at hand. A good rule for understanding the Bible is that it is not written to us but written for us. (Romans 15:4)I just take it that God did not see that a more precise approximation was needed.

And who's the infallible judge on how precise this approximation need be? As we know pi is a repeating decimal. The only perfect representation of pi would take an infinite number of decimal places. How many decimal places do you demand of God to meet your standard of preciseness? If the infinite God decided for this purpose that this, the correct approximation to an integer, was a close enough approximation, who are we to demand more? As Deuteronomy 6:16 states:

Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God

[anguish]

As Deuteronomy 6:16 states: Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God

Yeah, and Deuteronomy also says the appropriate punishment for being a stubborn and rebellious son is to be stoned to death.

[kinsman redeemer]

Excellent and perfect answer. The fundamental nature of Pi points to the infinite Creator.

In an article in Mathematics Magazine about the never-ending fascination with the number pi, Dario Castellanos wrote: "This is a field of endeavor that has attracted some of the greatest minds of mankind.... the studious pursuer of the many curious and fascinating properties which surround this number will forever meet new results and new algorithms related to 'the mysterious and wonderful pi.'"

[Mylo]

Accuracy to an integer would be 31. Saying it is 30 is a pretty large error for one whose eye is on the sparrow and can count the number of hairs on your head.

[stremba]

I would personally expect that God could at least state the circumference as 31 cubits rather than 30 if the diameter is 10.