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Genesis 6:15-17
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Genesis 6:15-17
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15 “This is the size I want you to make the boat: 300 cubits[a] long, 50 cubits[b] wide, and 30 cubits[c] high. 16 Make a window for the boat about 1 cubit[d] below the roof.[e] Put a door in the side of the boat. Make three floors in the boat: a top deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck.
17 “Understand what I am telling you. I will bring a great flood of water on the earth. I will destroy all living things that live under heaven. Everything on the earth will die.
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- Genesis 6:15 300 cubits 437' 1/8" (133 m) if this was the short cubit or 510' 1 13/16" (155.5 m) if it was the long cubit.
- Genesis 6:15 50 cubits 72' 10" (22.2 m) if this was the short cubit or 85' 5/16" (25.92 m) if it was the long cubit.
- Genesis 6:15 30 cubits 43' 8 7/16" (13.3 m) if this was the short cubit or 51' 3/16" (15.55 m) if it was the long cubit.
- Genesis 6:16 1 cubit 17 1/2" (44.4 cm) if this was the short cubit or 20 5/8" (51.83 cm) if it was the long cubit.
- Genesis 6:16 Make a window … below the roof Or “Make an opening for the boat about 18 inches tall.”
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