13 Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness[a] because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

14 “Make yourself an ark of gopher[b] wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside.

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  1. Genesis 6:13 Or injustice
  2. Genesis 6:14 Unknown species of tree; perhaps pine or cypress

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.

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  1. Genesis 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.