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12 God saw that the earth was corrupt, because all creatures behaved corruptly on the earth.

13 God said to Noah, “The end has come for all creatures, since they have filled the earth with violence. I am now about to destroy them along with the earth, 14 so make a wooden ark.[a] Make the ark with nesting places and cover it inside and out with tar.

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  1. Genesis 6:14 Or ark of gopher wood, an unknown species of tree

12 God saw how corrupt(A) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.(B) 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy(C) both them and the earth.(D) 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress[a] wood;(E) make rooms in it and coat it with pitch(F) inside and out.

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  1. Genesis 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.