Genesis 6:14-16

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¹⁴Use cypress wood^[a] and build a boat for yourself. Make rooms in the boat and cover it with tar inside and out.

¹⁵“This is the size I want you to make the boat: 300 cubits^[b] long, 50 cubits^[c] wide, and 30 cubits^[d] high. ¹⁶Make a window for the boat about 1 cubit^[e] below the roof.^[f] Put a door in the side of the boat. Make three floors in the boat: a top deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck.

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Genesis 6:14 cypress wood In Hebrew, “gopher timbers.” It is uncertain what kind of wood this is. It might be a kind of tree or squared timbers.
Genesis 6:15 300 cubits 437' 1/8" (133 m) if this was the short cubit or 510' 1 13/16" (155.5 m) if it was the long cubit.
Genesis 6:15 50 cubits 72' 10" (22.2 m) if this was the short cubit or 85' 5/16" (25.92 m) if it was the long cubit.
Genesis 6:15 30 cubits 43' 8 7/16" (13.3 m) if this was the short cubit or 51' 3/16" (15.55 m) if it was the long cubit.
Genesis 6:16 1 cubit 17 1/2" (44.4 cm) if this was the short cubit or 20 5/8" (51.83 cm) if it was the long cubit.
Genesis 6:16 Make a window … below the roof Or “Make an opening for the boat about 18 inches tall.”