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14 So make yourself an ark out of cedar,[a] constructing compartments in it, and cover it inside and out with tar. 15 Make the ark like this: 300 cubits[b] long, 50 cubits[c] wide, and 30 cubits[d] high. 16 Make a roof[e] for the ark, and finish the walls[f] to within one cubit[g] from the top.[h] Place the entrance in the side of the ark, and build a lower, a middle, and an upper deck.

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  1. Genesis 6:14 Or cypress
  2. Genesis 6:15 I.e. about 450 feet
  3. Genesis 6:15 I.e. about 75 feet
  4. Genesis 6:15 I.e. about 45 feet
  5. Genesis 6:16 Or cupola
  6. Genesis 6:16 The Heb. lacks the walls
  7. Genesis 6:16 I.e. about one and a half feet
  8. Genesis 6:16 I.e. for a skylight