Gen. 6:16 in context
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Genesis 6:16

Make a roof (Hebr. tsohar) for the boat and leave a space of one cubit [20,5 inches; 0.52 meters] between the roof and the sides [as an opening for light].
Put a door in the ark on one side. Furnish the ark so that it has
a lower deck,
a middle deck
and an upper deck.
[An unusual word for roof is used here, similar to 'midday', and can describe a vaulted roof that protects from rain and sun. Some translate it as 'window', but that is a different word in Gen. 8:6. Nor is the usual word for a 'flat' roof used.]
[Short or long cubit?
The word for cubit (Hebr. ammah) comes from the word for mother (Hebr. imma). It could be translated as 'mother of all measures', which is a fitting name for one of the oldest measures. As is usually the case with ancient measures, they are based on the body. A cubit corresponds to the length of a man's forearm – the distance between the elbow and the middle finger. The unit was used early in history by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia and later in Egypt and Israel. It was used in the Roman Empire and existed in Sweden in the Middle Ages until the end of the 19th century, when the metric system was introduced after the French Revolution. In ancient cultures, there are two variants of the cubit:
• a standard short cubit (17,3-17,7 inches; 44-45 cm)
• a royal long cubit (19,7-20,5 inches; 50-52 cm)
The oldest archaeological find of a cubit is a measuring stick from the city of Nippur in Sumer (present-day Iraq). It dates back to 2650 BC and measures 51.85 cm. This measurement corresponds to the longer royal cubit that was also used for the pyramids in Egypt. Researchers have come to different conclusions, but it is most likely that the cubit used by Noah was the longer, older measurement. The full-scale model of Noah's Ark in Kentucky, USA, which was completed in 2016, uses this longer measurement (21 inches; 51.8 cm), while the Dutchman Huibers' model from 2012 uses the shorter one (17,5 inches; 44.45 cm). The dimensions of the ark using the shorter cubit are 438 x 73 44 feet (133 x 22 x 13 meters).]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

צֹהַר   תַּעֲשֶׂה   לַתֵּבָה   וְאֶל   אַמָּה   תְּכַלֶנָּה   מִלְמַעְלָה   וּפֶתַח   הַתֵּבָה   בְּצִדָּהּ   תָּשִׂים   תַּחְתִּיִּם   שְׁנִיִּם   וּשְׁלִשִׁים   תַּעֲשֶׂהָ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐπισυνάγων ποιήσεις τὴν κιβωτὸν καὶ εἰς πῆχυν συντελέσεις αὐτὴν ἄνωθεν τὴν δὲ θύραν τῆς κιβωτοῦ ποιήσεις ἐκ πλαγίων κατάγαια διώροφα καὶ τριώροφα ποιήσεις αὐτήν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H6672b
H9015
 צֹ֣הַר (tzóhar)
׀
roof
separate
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H6213a
 תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה (taase)
 to make
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqi2ms
H9005
H8392
 לַ (la)
תֵּבָ֗ה (tevah)
 to
ark
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncfsa
H9002
H0413
H9014
 וְ (ve)
אֶל (el-)
־
and
to(wards)
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

 C
R
H0520a
 אַמָּה֙ (amah)
 cubit
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
H3615
H9034
 תְּכַלֶ֣ (tekhale)
נָּה (nah)
 to end
her
Verb Verb
piel ♂ sing. piel second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

Vpi2ms
Sp3fs
H9006
H9005
H4605
H9011
 מִ (mi)
לְ (le)
מַ֔עְלָ (maela)
ה (h)
 from
to
above
to
Prep. Preposition

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Suffix Suffix

 R
R
Ncbsa
Sd
H9002
H6607
 וּ (o)
פֶ֥תַח (fetach)
 and
entrance
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
H9009
H8392
 הַ (ha)
תֵּבָ֖ה (tevah)
 the
ark
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncfsa
H9003
H6654
H9024
 בְּ (be)
צִדָּ֣ (tzida)
הּ (h)
 in
side
her
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

R
Ncbsc
Sp3fs
H7760a
 תָּשִׂ֑ים (tasim)
 to set
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqi2ms
H8482
 תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם (tachetiim)
 lower
Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Aampa
H8145
 שְׁנִיִּ֥ם (sheniim)
 second
Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Aompa
H9002
H7992
 וּ (o)
שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים (shelishim)
 and
third
Conj. Conjunktion

Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 C
Aompa
H6213a
H9034
H9016
 תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂ (taase)
הָ (ha)
׃
to make
her
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

Vqi2ms
Sp3fs

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