The Meaning of Genesis 6:15 Explained

Genesis 6:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: and this is that which thou dost with it: three hundred cubits is the length of the ark, fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height;

Darby: And thus shalt thou make it: let the length of the ark be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

ASV: And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Genesis 6:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 6:9-22 - Noah Builds The Ark
Human sin had reached an awful climax. Sooner or later its results must have swept the human race from the earth, as smallpox will slay every native on some infected island. God only hastened by the Flood the inevitable result of wrong-doing. Amid the universal corruption and violence, one man stood out as precious in the sight of God. His name meant Rest; he was righteous toward man and "blameless" toward God; he walked in fellowship with God; His ear was quick to detect, and His hand deft to fulfill the divine will. "By faith Noah"¦." See Hebrews 11:7. Such is the character to which God reveals His secrets and with which He enters into covenant. If we live thus we shall cross the flood of death into the resurrection life, 2 Peter 2:5. Not only shall we be saved, but we shall save others. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 6

1  The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath
8  Noah finds grace
9  His family line
14  The order, form, dimensions, and building of the ark

What do the individual words in Genesis 6:15 mean?

And this [is] how you shall make it three hundred cubits [shall be] the length of the ark fifty cubits the width and thirty cubits the height
וְזֶ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖ה : אֹתָ֑הּ שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אַמָּ֗ה אֹ֚רֶךְ הַתֵּבָ֔ה חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ רָחְבָּ֔הּ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה קוֹמָתָֽהּ

וְזֶ֕ה  And  this  [is] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  how 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖ה  you  shall  make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שְׁלֹ֧שׁ  three 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
מֵא֣וֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural construct
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
אַמָּ֗ה  cubits  [shall  be] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
אֹ֚רֶךְ  the  length 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
הַתֵּבָ֔ה  of  the  ark 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֵּבָה  
Sense: ark.
חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים  fifty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
אַמָּה֙  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
רָחְבָּ֔הּ  the  width 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים  and  thirty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
אַמָּ֖ה  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
קוֹמָתָֽהּ  the  height 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: קֹומָה  
Sense: height.

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