Genesis 6:16

Genesis 6:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
• New International Version (NIV)Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit high all around. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.

Context of Genesis 6:16

14Make for yourself an ark of cypress wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and out. 15This is how you should make it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Make a roof for the ark and finish it, leaving 18 inches from the top. Put a door in the side of the ark, and make lower, middle, and upper decks. 17I am about to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. Everything that is on the earth will die, 18but I will confirm my covenant with you. You will enter the ark – you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.

Genesis 6:16 word by word

צֹ֣הַר׀ תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה לַתֵּבָ֗ה וְאֶל־אַמָּה֙ תְּכַלֶ֣נָּה מִלְמַ֔עְלָה וּפֶ֥תַח הַתֵּבָ֖ה בְּצִדָּ֣הּ תָּשִׂ֑ים תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם שְׁנִיִּ֥ם וּשְׁלִשִׁ֖ים תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A windowצֹ֫הַרtsôhar · roofH6672
• shalt thou makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• to the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392
• and in a cubitאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• shalt thou finishכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• it aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• and the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• shalt thou setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• in the side thereofצַדtsad · sideH6654
• lowerתַּחְתִּיtachtîy · lowerH8482
• secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• and thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• shalt thou makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Genesis 6:16

• Genesis 8:6At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
• 2 Samuel 6:16As the ark of the Lord entered the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out the window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him.
• 2 Kings 9:30Jehu approached Jezreel. When Jezebel heard the news, she put on some eye liner, fixed up her hair, and leaned out the window.
• Genesis 7:16Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.
• Luke 13:25Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’
• Ezekiel 41:16as well as the thresholds, narrow windows and galleries all around on three sides facing the threshold were paneled with wood all around, from the ground up to the windows (now the windows were covered),
• Ezekiel 42:3Opposite the 35 feet that belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer court, gallery faced gallery in the three stories.

Commentaries on Genesis 6:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16A window shalt thou make - What this was cannot be absolutely ascertained. The original word צהר tsohar signifies clear or bright; the Septuagint translate it by , "collecting, thou shalt make the ark," which plainly shows they did not understand the word as signifying any kind of window or light. Symmacbus translates it , a transparency; and Aquila, , the noon. Jonathan ben Uzziel supposes that it was a precious luminous stone which Noah, by Divine…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 - Section VI - The Deluge - XXIII. The Ark 9. דור dôr “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running parallel with some leading individual. Hence, the “race” or “generation” living during that time. 14. תבה tēbâh “chest, ark.” It is used only of this vessel of Noah‘s construction, and of the little vessel in which Moses was put Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:5. The root, according to Furst…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 God told Noah his purpose to destroy the wicked world by water. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, Psa 25:14. It is with all believers, enabling them to understand and apply the declarations and warnings of the written word. God chose to do it by a flood of waters, which should drown the world. As he chooses the rod with which he corrects his children, so he chooses the sword with which he cuts off his enemies. God established…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16A gap of about 46 centimeters (18 inches) below the roof went around the boat. This allowed light and air to enter the boat. God told Noah to build a door, and God would close it (Genesis 7:16). God was the captain of this unique boat, which had no sail or rudder. God also brought the animals to Noah (Genesis 6:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. A window--probably a skylight, formed of some transparent substance unknown. in a cubit shalt thou finish it above--a direction to raise the roof in the middle, seemingly to form a gentle slope for letting the water run off.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 6:16

• Antediluvians
• Ark
• Art
• Carpentry
• Communion
• Cubit
• Faith
• Noah
• Ship
• Window

In the dictionaries

• Ark
• Corrupt
• Fill
• Flesh
• Imagination
• Multiply
• Noah
• Renown
• Repent
• Strive

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