Genesis 6:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 6:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
צֹ֣הַר
tsôhar
H6672
noon
תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לַתֵּבָ֗ה
têbâh
H8392
ark
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַמָּה֙
ʼammâh
H520
cubit
תְּכַלֶ֣נָּה
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
מִלְמַ֔עְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
וּפֶ֥תַח
pethach
H6607
doorway
הַתֵּבָ֖ה
têbâh
H8392
ark
בְּצִדָּ֣הּ
tsad
H6654
side
תָּשִׂ֑ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם
tachtîy
H8482
low
שְׁנִיִּ֥ם
shênîy
H8145
second
וּשְׁלִשִׁ֖ים
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall make a roof in the ark, and to a cubit shall you finish it upward. You shall set the door of the ark in the side of it. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Make a window for the ark and finish it to within one cubit from the top. And put the door of the ark in its side. Make a lower, a second, and a third.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).