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37 lines
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# a roof for the ark
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This was probably a peaked or slanted roof. Its purpose was to protect everything in the ark from the rain.
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# cubit
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A cubit was a little less than half a meter long. See how you translated this in [Genesis 6:15](./13.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
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# a lower, a second, and a third deck
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"a lower deck, a middle deck, and an upper deck" or "three decks inside"
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# deck
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"floor" or "level"
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# Listen
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God said this in order to emphasize that he would do what he was about to say. "Pay attention" or "Listen to what I am saying"
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# I am about to bring the flood of waters
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In some languages it may b e better to say "to send" instead of "to bring. It is also possible to avoid the direction and say "to cause." AT: "I am about to send a flood of waters" or "I am about to cause a flood" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-go]])
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# all flesh
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Here "flesh" represents all physical beings, including humans and animals. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# that has in it the breath of life
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Here "breath" represents life. AT: "that lives" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flood]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]] |