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Berean Standard Bible

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

Genesis 6:15

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God tells Noah how to prepare for the coming flood. He is given a detailed plan rather than a general instruction, and the work will take years and look strange to his neighbors.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

King James Version (KJV)

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And this is the way you are to make it: it is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y de esta manera la harás: de trescientos codos la longitud del arca, de cincuenta codos su anchura, y de treinta codos su altura.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hazlo de ciento treinta y cinco metros de largo, veintidós metros y medio de ancho y trece metros y medio de alto.

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