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16 Make a roof[a] for the ark, and finish the walls[b] to within one cubit[c] from the top.[d] Place the entrance in the side of the ark, and build a lower, a middle, and an upper deck.

17 “For my part, I’m about to flood the earth with water and destroy every living thing[e] that breathes. Everything on earth will die. 18 However, I will establish my own covenant with you, and you are to enter the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 6:16 Or cupola
  2. Genesis 6:16 The Heb. lacks the walls
  3. Genesis 6:16 I.e. about one and a half feet
  4. Genesis 6:16 I.e. for a skylight
  5. Genesis 6:17 Lit. thing under heaven