Genesis
Genesis 6:14
14Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood;c make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.
Footnotes
- c 6:14 Gopher is an unknown kind of tree; possibly cypress or cedar.
Word by word
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.