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16 You shall make a [a]window for the ark, and complete it to one [b]cubit from [c]the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 As for Me, behold (A)I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall breathe its last. 18 But I will establish (B)My covenant with you; and (C)you shall enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

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  1. Genesis 6:16 Or roof
  2. Genesis 6:16 A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  3. Genesis 6:16 Lit above

16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit[a] high all around.[b] Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. 17 I am going to bring floodwaters(A) on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.(B) 18 But I will establish my covenant with you,(C) and you will enter the ark(D)—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

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  1. Genesis 6:16 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
  2. Genesis 6:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.