12 God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.(A) 13 Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

14 “Make yourself an ark of gopher[a] wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside.

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  1. 6:14 Unknown species of tree; perhaps pine or cypress

12 God saw how corrupt(A) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.(B) 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy(C) both them and the earth.(D) 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress[a] wood;(E) make rooms in it and coat it with pitch(F) inside and out.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.