Genesis 6:16 — Build a roof on the boat and leave a space of about 44 centimeters between the… — CEV | maBible

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Other reference formats: Genesis 6.16, Genesis 6v16, Gen. 6:16.

16 Build a roof on the boat and leave a space of about 44 centimeters between the roof and the sides. Make the boat three stories high and put a door on one side.

Passage themes

The window of the ark — A window shalt thou make to the ark
The only door — the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof
Three stacked levels — with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it

Notes and references

roof: Or “window.”
leave … sides: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

Events in this chapter

6.9 — L'arche de Noé sauve du jugement

Did you know?

Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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