Focused Passage

Genesis 6:14-22

Human Wickedness Fills the Earth, Yet God Preserves Noah Through Grace and Covenant Purpose

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14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.

15 And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

16 You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

17 And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

18 But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

19 And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.

20 Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.

21 You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”

22 So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

Make עֲשֵׂ֤ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular for yourself לְךָ֙ Preposition | second person masculine singular an ark תֵּבַ֣ת H8392 Noun - feminine singular construct of gopher גֹ֔פֶר H1613 Noun - masculine singular wood עֲצֵי־ H6086 Noun - masculine plural construct make תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular rooms קִנִּ֖ים H7064 Noun - masculine plural in אֶת־ H853 Preposition the ark הַתֵּבָ֑ה H8392 Article | Noun - feminine singular and coat וְכָֽפַרְתָּ֥ H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular it אֹתָ֛הּ H853 Direct object marker | third person feminine singular with pitch בַּכֹּֽפֶר׃ H3724 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular inside מִבַּ֥יִת H1004 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular and out וּמִח֖וּץ H2351 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Gopher is an unknown kind of tree; possibly cypress or cedar.
Verse 15

Original words

And this וְזֶ֕ה H2088 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular is how אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative you are to build תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular it אֹתָ֑הּ H853 Direct object marker | third person feminine singular The ark הַתֵּבָ֔ה H8392 Article | Noun - feminine singular [is to be] 300 שְׁלֹ֧שׁ H7969 Number - feminine singular construct . . . מֵא֣וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural construct cubits אַמָּ֗ה H520 Noun - feminine singular long אֹ֚רֶךְ H753 Noun - masculine singular construct 50 חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים H2572 Number - common plural cubits אַמָּה֙ H520 Noun - feminine singular wide רָחְבָּ֔הּ H7341 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular and 30 וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים H7970 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural cubits אַמָּ֖ה H520 Noun - feminine singular high קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ H6967 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular

BSB notes

  • The ark was approximately 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high (137.2 meters long, 22.9 meters wide, and 13.7 meters high).
Verse 16

Original words

You are to make תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular a roof צֹ֣הַר׀ H6672 Noun - feminine singular for the ark לַתֵּבָ֗ה H8392 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition finish [its walls] תְּכַלֶ֣נָּה H3615 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular a cubit אַמָּה֙ H520 Noun - feminine singular from the top מִלְמַ֔עְלָה H4605 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular place תָּשִׂ֑ים H7760 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular a door וּפֶ֥תַח H6607 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct in the side בְּצִדָּ֣הּ H6654 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular of the ark הַתֵּבָ֖ה H8392 Article | Noun - feminine singular and build תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ׃ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular lower תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם H8482 Adjective - masculine plural middle שְׁנִיִּ֥ם H8145 Number - ordinal masculine plural and upper {decks} וּשְׁלִשִׁ֖ים H7992 Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Or skylight or window
  • A cubit is approximately 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters.
Verse 17

Original words

And וַאֲנִ֗י H589 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular behold הִנְנִי֩ H2009 Interjection | first person common singular I will bring מֵבִ֨יא H935 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker floodwaters הַמַּבּ֥וּל H3999 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . מַ֙יִם֙ H4325 Noun - masculine plural upon עַל־ H5921 Preposition the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular to destroy לְשַׁחֵ֣ת H7843 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct every כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct creature בָּשָׂ֗ר H1320 Noun - masculine singular under מִתַּ֖חַת H8478 Preposition-m the heavens הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural that has אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative - בּוֹ֙ Preposition | third person masculine singular the breath ר֣וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular construct of life חַיִּ֔ים H2416 Noun - masculine plural Everything כֹּ֥ל H3605 Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative on the earth בָּאָ֖רֶץ H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular will perish יִגְוָֽע׃ H1478 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

But I will establish וַהֲקִמֹתִ֥י H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My covenant בְּרִיתִ֖י H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular with you אִתָּ֑ךְ H854 Preposition | second person masculine singular and you {will} enter וּבָאתָ֙ H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the ark הַתֵּבָ֔ה H8392 Article | Noun - feminine singular you אַתָּ֕ה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular and your sons וּבָנֶ֛יךָ H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular and your wife וְאִשְׁתְּךָ֥ H802 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular and your sons’ בָנֶ֖יךָ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular wives וּנְשֵֽׁי־ H802 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct with you אִתָּֽךְ׃ H854 Preposition | second person masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

And וּמִכָּל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct you are to bring תָּבִ֥יא H935 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular two שְׁנַ֧יִם H8147 Number - md of every מִכֹּ֛ל H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular living הָ֠חַי H2416 Article | Adjective - masculine singular - מִֽכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct creature בָּשָׂ֞ר H1320 Noun - masculine singular into אֶל־ H413 Preposition the ark הַתֵּבָ֖ה H8392 Article | Noun - feminine singular male זָכָ֥ר H2145 Noun - masculine singular and female וּנְקֵבָ֖ה H5347 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular - יִֽהְיֽוּ׃ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to keep [them] alive לְהַחֲיֹ֣ת H2421 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct with you אִתָּ֑ךְ H854 Preposition | second person masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

Two שְׁנַ֧יִם H8147 Number - md of every kind מִכֹּ֛ל H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular of וּמִן־ H4480 Conjunctive waw | Preposition bird מֵהָע֣וֹף H5775 Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular - לְמִינֵ֗הוּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and animal הַבְּהֵמָה֙ H929 Article | Noun - feminine singular - לְמִינָ֔הּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular [and] מִכֹּ֛ל H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct crawling creature רֶ֥מֶשׂ H7431 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הָֽאֲדָמָ֖ה H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular - לְמִינֵ֑הוּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular will come יָבֹ֥אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to you אֵלֶ֖יךָ H413 Preposition | second person masculine singular to be kept alive לְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃ H2421 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Verse 21

Original words

You are also וְאַתָּ֣ה H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular to take קַח־ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular for yourself לְךָ֗ Preposition | second person masculine singular every kind מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of food מַֽאֲכָל֙ H3978 Noun - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative is eaten יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל H398 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular and gather [it] וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ H622 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - וְהָיָ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular as food לְאָכְלָֽה׃ H402 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular for yourselves אֵלֶ֑יךָ H413 Preposition | second person masculine singular [and] for לְךָ֛ Preposition | second person masculine singular [the animals] וְלָהֶ֖ם Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 22

Original words

So Noah נֹ֑חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular did וַיַּ֖עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular everything כְּ֠כֹל H3605 Preposition | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative precisely as כֵּ֥ן H3651 Adverb . . . עָשָֽׂה׃ס H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural had commanded צִוָּ֥ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular him אֹת֛וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular

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