Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 6:14-16
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.
Notes
- 1. Genesis 6:14 Gopher is an unknown kind of tree; possibly cypress or cedar. ↩
- 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. Genesis 6:16 Or skylight or window ↩
- 4. Genesis 6:16 A cubit is approximately 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters. ↩
Commentaries on Genesis 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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