Genesis
Genesis 6:16
16You are to make a roofe 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
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| 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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Ezekiel 41:16 · Genesis 8:6 · Genesis 7:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.