Genesis 6:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. | Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out. | Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| make | עֲשֵׂ֤ה | 'a-SEH | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| an ark of | תֵּבַ֣ת | te-VAT | H8392 | arkתֵּבָה (te.vah) 1) ark 1a) vessel which Noah built 1b) basket vessel in which Moses was placed |
| woods of | עֲצֵי־ | 'a-tzei- | H6086G | woodאָע (a) wood, beam, timber Aramaic of ets (עֵץ ": wood" H6086) |
| gopher | גֹ֔פֶר | GO-fer | H1613 | gopherגֹּ֫פֶר (go.pher) 1) cypress?, gopher, gopher wood 1a) wood of which the ark was made 1b) meaning and exact type unknown |
| nests | קִנִּ֖ים | ki-NIM | H7064 | nestקֵן (qen) 1) nest 1a) nest (of bird) 1b) cells (like nests in Noah's ark) |
| you will make | תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ta-'a-SEH | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| the ark | הַתֵּבָ֑ה | ha-te-VAH | H8392 | arkתֵּבָה (te.vah) 1) ark 1a) vessel which Noah built 1b) basket vessel in which Moses was placed |
| and you will cover | וְכָֽפַרְתָּ֥ | ve-kha-far-TA | H3722B | to coverכָּפַר (ka.phar) (Qal) to coat or cover with pitch |
| from inside | מִבַּ֥יִת | mi-BA-yit | H1004O | No entry |
| and from outside | וּמִח֖וּץ | u-mi-CHUTZ | H2351 | outsideחוּץ (chuts) outside, outward, street, the outside |
| with the pitch | בַּכֹּֽפֶר׃ | ba-KO-fer | H3724B | pitchכֹּ֫פֶר (ko.pher) asphalt, pitch (as a covering) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.