Genesis 6:15 — Bible Verse (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.”

Genesis 6:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 6:15 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 6:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Genesis 6:15 — World English Bible

Genesis 6:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Genesis 6:15 — American Standard Version

Genesis 6:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and this <FI>is<Fi> that which thou dost with it: three hundred cubits <FI>is<Fi> the length of the ark, fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height;”

Genesis 6:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 6:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thus shalt thou make it: let the length of the ark be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. ”

Genesis 6:15 — Darby Translation

Genesis 6:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And thus shalt thou make it: The length of the Arke shalbe three hundreth cubites, the breadth of it fiftie cubites, and the height of it thirtie cubites.”

Genesis 6:15 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 6:15 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And this is how you shall make it: three hundred cubits the length of the ark, fifty cubits its width, and thirty cubits its height.”

Genesis 6:15 — The Living Sword

Genesis 6:15 in Context — Genesis 6

13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

15 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.

16 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.

17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

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What Does Genesis 6:15 Mean?

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