Genesis

Genesis 6:14–16

¹⁴Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood;^c make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out. ¹⁵And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.^d ¹⁶You are to make a roof^e for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top,^f place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

Footnotes

c 6:14 Gopher is an unknown kind of tree; possibly cypress or cedar.
d 6:15 The ark was approximately 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high (137.2 meters long, 22.9 meters wide, and 13.7 meters high).
e 6:16 Or skylight or window
f 6:16 A cubit is approximately 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters.

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Genesis 6:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Make	עֲשֵׂ֤ה	‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for yourself	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
an ark	תֵּבַ֣ת	tê·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8392 ark
of gopher	גֹ֔פֶר	ḡō·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H1613 gopher
wood	עֲצֵי־	‘ă·ṣê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
make	תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ta·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
rooms	קִנִּ֖ים	qin·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7064 nest
in	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
the ark	הַתֵּבָ֑ה	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
and coat	וְכָֽפַרְתָּ֥	wə·ḵā·p̄ar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
it	אֹתָ֛הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
with pitch	בַּכֹּֽפֶר׃	bak·kō·p̄er	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3724 the price of a life, ransom
inside	מִבַּ֥יִת	mib·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and out	וּמִח֖וּץ	ū·mi·ḥūṣ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside

Genesis 6:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And this	וְזֶ֕ה	wə·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is how	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you are to build	תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖ה	ta·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
it	אֹתָ֑הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
The ark	הַתֵּבָ֔ה	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
300	שְׁלֹ֧שׁ	šə·lōš	Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
cubits	אַמָּ֗ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
long	אֹ֚רֶךְ	’ō·reḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H753 length
50	חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
cubits	אַמָּה֙	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
wide	רָחְבָּ֔הּ	rā·ḥə·bāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7341 breadth, width
and 30	וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	ū·šə·lō·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
cubits	אַמָּ֖ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
high	קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃	qō·w·mā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6967 height

Genesis 6:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to make	תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ta·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a roof	צֹ֣הַר׀	ṣō·har	Noun - feminine singular	H6672 midday, noon
for the ark	לַתֵּבָ֗ה	lat·tê·ḇāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
finish	תְּכַלֶ֣נָּה	tə·ḵa·lɛn·nå̄h	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
a cubit	אַמָּה֙	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
from the top	מִלְמַ֔עְלָה	mil·ma‘·lāh	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
place	תָּשִׂ֑ים	tā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
a door	וּפֶ֥תַח	ū·p̄e·ṯaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
in the side	בְּצִדָּ֣הּ	bə·ṣid·dāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6654 side
of the ark	הַתֵּבָ֖ה	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
and build	תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ׃	ta·‘ă·śe·hā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
lower	תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם	taḥ·tî·yim	Adjective - masculine plural	H8482 lower, lowest
middle	שְׁנִיִּ֥ם	šə·nî·yim	Number - ordinal masculine plural	H8145 second
and upper	וּשְׁלִשִׁ֖ים	ū·šə·li·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - ordinal masculine plural	H7992 third

Cross-references

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Genesis 6:14 1 Peter 3:20 · Luke 17:27 · Matthew 24:38 · Exodus 2:3

Genesis 6:15 Deuteronomy 3:11 · Genesis 7:20

Genesis 6:16 Ezekiel 41:16 · Genesis 8:6 · Genesis 7:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.