Bible Strands
Genesis 6:15
And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Noah, delivering the exact architectural specifications for the ark immediately after commanding its basic construction and pitch coating.
The words — תַּֽעֲשֶ֖ה (ta.'a.Seh) means "you will make," and אֹ֚רֶךְ ('O.rekh) translates as "length," framing the verse as a direct construction directive.
The thread — The ark's dimensions establish a structural scale that later anchors the flood's depth in Genesis 7:20 and parallels monumental ancient measurements like Deuteronomy 3:11.
Why it lands — The text requires strict adherence to divine proportions, demanding that Noah execute the specified measurements without personal modification or improvisation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Genesis 7:20 The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
- Deuteronomy 3:11 (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)