13 Then God said to Noah, “(A)The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth. 14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall [a]cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark three hundred [b]cubits, its breadth fifty [c]cubits, and its height thirty [d]cubits. 16 You shall make a [e]window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from [f]the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 Behold, (B)I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish. 18 But I will establish (C)My covenant with you; and (D)you shall enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.

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  1. Genesis 6:14 Or pitch
  2. Genesis 6:15 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
  3. Genesis 6:15 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
  4. Genesis 6:15 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
  5. Genesis 6:16 Or roof
  6. Genesis 6:16 Lit above

13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy(A) both them and the earth.(B) 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress[a] wood;(C) make rooms in it and coat it with pitch(D) inside and out. 15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.[b] 16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit[c] high all around.[d] Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. 17 I am going to bring floodwaters(E) on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.(F) 18 But I will establish my covenant with you,(G) and you will enter the ark(H)—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

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  1. Genesis 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  2. Genesis 6:15 That is, about 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 135 meters long, 23 meters wide and 14 meters high
  3. Genesis 6:16 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
  4. Genesis 6:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.