Genesis 6:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה
(ta·'a·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
a windowצֹ֣הַר
(tzo·har)
6672b: probably rooffrom the same as tsohar
for the ark,לַתֵּבָ֗ה
(lat·te·vah)
8392: a box, chestprobably of foreign origin
and finishתְּכַלֶ֣נָּה
(te·cha·len·nah)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
it to a cubitאַמָּה֙
(am·mah)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
from the top;מִלְמַ֔עְלָה
(mil·ma'·lah,)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
and setתָּשִׂ֑ים
(ta·sim;)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
the doorוּפֶ֥תַח
(u·fe·tach)
6607: opening, doorway, entrancefrom pathach
of the arkהַתֵּבָ֖ה
(hat·te·vah)
8392: a box, chestprobably of foreign origin
in the sideבְּצִדָּ֣הּ
(be·tzid·dah)
6654: a sidefrom an unused word
of it; you shall makeתַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ׃
(ta·'a·se·ha.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
it with lower,תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם
(tach·ti·yim)
8482: lower, lowestfrom tachath
second,שְׁנִיִּ֥ם
(she·ni·yim)
8145: second (an ord. number)from shanah
and thirdוּשְׁלִשִׁ֖ים
(u·she·li·shim)
7992: third (an ord. number)from the same as shalosh
decks. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
A window
tsohar  (tso'-har)
a light (i.e. window): dual double light, i.e. noon -- midday, noon(-day, -tide), window.
shalt thou make
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
to the ark
tebah  (tay-baw')
a box -- ark.
and in a cubit
'ammah  (am-maw')
a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
shalt thou finish
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
it above
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
and the door
pethach  (peh'-thakh)
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way -- door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.
of the ark
tebah  (tay-baw')
a box -- ark.
shalt thou set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
in the side thereof
tsad  (tsad)
a side; figuratively, an adversary -- (be-)side.
with lower
tachtiy  (takh-tee')
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb) -- low (parts, -er, -er parts, -est), nether (part).
second
sheniy  (shay-nee')
double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again -- again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).
and third
shliyshiy  (shel-ee-shee')
third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell) -- third (part, rank, time), three (years old).
stories shalt thou make
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are to make a roof, finishing the sides of the ark to within 18 inches of the roof. You are to put a door in the side of the ark. Make it with lower, middle, and upper decks."

International Standard Version
Make a roof for the ark, and finish the walls to within one cubit from the top. Place the entrance in the side of the ark, and build a lower, a middle, and an upper deck.

NET Bible
Make a roof for the ark and finish it, leaving 18 inches from the top. Put a door in the side of the ark, and make lower, middle, and upper decks.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Make a roof for the ship, and leave an 18-inch-high opening at the top. Put a door in the side of the ship. Build the ship with lower, middle, and upper decks.

King James 2000 Bible
A window shall you make for the ark, and within a cubit shall you finish it above; and the door of the ark shall you set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shall you make it.
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