Genesis 6
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Genesis 6:13-18

13Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

14Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood;1 make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out. 15And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.2 16You are to make a roof3 for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top,4 place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish. 18But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 6:14 Gopher is an unknown kind of tree; possibly cypress or cedar. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 6:15 The ark was approximately 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high (137.2 meters long, 22.9 meters wide, and 13.7 meters high). ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 6:16 Or skylight or window ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 6:16 A cubit is approximately 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters. ↩

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