Genesis 6:16-18

Contemporary English Version

¹⁶ Build a roof^[a] on the boat and leave a space of about 44 centimeters between the roof and the sides.^[b] Make the boat three stories high and put a door on one side.

¹⁷ I'm going to send a flood that will destroy everything that breathes! Nothing will be left alive. ¹⁸ But I solemnly promise that you, your wife, your sons, and your daughters-in-law will be kept safe in the boat.^[c]