KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And this” | וְזֶ֕ה | The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | And this |
| “is the fashion” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “thou shalt make” | תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖ה | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | make |
| “it The length” | אֹ֚רֶךְ | Length | length |
| “of:” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of the ark” | הַתֵּבָ֔ה | A box | ark |
| “shall be” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “three” | שְׁלֹ֧שׁ | Three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice | three |
| “hundred” | מֵא֣וֹת | A hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction | hundred |
| “cubits,” | אַמָּ֗ה | Properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit | cubits |
| “the breadth” | רָחְבָּ֔הּ | Width (literally or figuratively) | breadth |
| “of it fifty” | חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים | Fifty | fifty |
| “cubits,” | אַמָּה֙ | Properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit | cubits |
| “and the height” | קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ | Height | height |
| “of it thirty” | וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | Thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth | thirty |
| “cubits.” | אַמָּ֖ה | Properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit | cubits |
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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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