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16 Leave an 18-inch opening[a] below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper.

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  1. 6:16 Hebrew an opening of 1 cubit [46 centimeters].

16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit[a] high all around.[b] Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 6:16 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
  2. Genesis 6:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.