Genesis 6:16 — Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the do… — NLT | maBible

Read Genesis 6:16 (New Living Translation) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 6.16, Genesis 6v16, Gen. 6:16. Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper.

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

16 Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper.

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

Hebrew an opening of 1 cubit [46 centimeters].

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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