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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Genesis 6:16

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In Genesis 6 God tells Noah to build an ark because of the violence and corruption on the earth. He gives instructions about its materials and size.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.

King James Version (KJV)

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You are to put a window in the ark, a cubit from the roof, and a door in the side of it, and you are to make it with a lower and second and third floors.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Una ventana harás al arca, y la acabarás á un codo de elevación por la parte de arriba: y pondrás la puerta del arca á su lado; y le harás piso bajo, segundo y tercero.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Permite que entre el techo y la pared alrededor de todo el barco haya un espacio libre de unos cuarenta y cinco centímetros para que tanto la luz como el aire puedan circular. Hazle tres cubiertas: una cubierta inferior, una intermedia y una superior, y hazle una puerta al costado.

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