Genesis 6:16 — Bible Verse (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.”
Genesis 6:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 6:16 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 6:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Genesis 6:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 6:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 6:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 6:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“a window dost thou make for the ark, and unto a cubit thou dost restrain it from above; and the opening of the ark thou dost put in its side, --lower, second, and third <FI>stories<Fi> dost thou make it.”
Genesis 6:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 6:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A light shalt thou make to the ark; and to a cubit high shalt thou finish it above. And the door of the ark shalt thou set in its side: [with] a lower, second, and third [story] shalt thou make it. ”
Genesis 6:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 6:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A windowe shalt thou make in the Arke, and in a cubite shalt thou finish it aboue, and the doore of the Arke shalt thou set in the side thereof: thou shalt make it with the lowe, seconde and third roume.”
Genesis 6:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 6:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“An opening for light you shall make for the ark, and to a cubit you shall finish it upward; and the door of the ark you shall set in its side. Lower, second, and third decks you shall make for it.”
Genesis 6:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 6:16 in Context — Genesis 6
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.
18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
What Does Genesis 6:16 Mean?
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