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15 Make the ark like this: 300 cubits[a] long, 50 cubits[b] wide, and 30 cubits[c] high. 16 Make a roof[d] for the ark, and finish the walls[e] to within one cubit[f] from the top.[g] Place the entrance in the side of the ark, and build a lower, a middle, and an upper deck.

17 “For my part, I’m about to flood the earth with water and destroy every living thing[h] that breathes. Everything on earth will die.

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  1. Genesis 6:15 I.e. about 450 feet
  2. Genesis 6:15 I.e. about 75 feet
  3. Genesis 6:15 I.e. about 45 feet
  4. Genesis 6:16 Or cupola
  5. Genesis 6:16 The Heb. lacks the walls
  6. Genesis 6:16 I.e. about one and a half feet
  7. Genesis 6:16 I.e. for a skylight
  8. Genesis 6:17 Lit. thing under heaven