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Genesis 6:14

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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עֲשֵׂ֤הasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a commandH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לְךָ֙lekhatoלְךָ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toתֵּבַ֣תtevatarkתֵּבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “ark”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8392a boxark.עֲצֵיatsetreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.גֹ֔פֶרgofergopherגֹּפֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gopher”, the ordinary formH1613a kind of tree or wood (as used for building), apparently the cypressgopher.קִנִּ֖יםqinimnestקֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “nest”, the ordinary formH7064a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwellingnest, room.תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הtaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.הַתֵּבָ֑הhatevahthe arkתֵּבָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the ark”, the ordinary formH8392a boxark.וְכָֽפַרְתָּ֥vekhafartaand appeaseכָּפַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and appease”, a completed action in a sequenceH3722to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancelappease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).אֹתָ֛הּotahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִבַּ֥יִתmibayitfrom familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וּמִח֖וּץumichutsand from abroadחוּץconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.בַּכֹּֽפֶרbakoferin villageכֹּפֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in village”, the ordinary formH3724properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-pricebribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Make thee an ark of gopher wood; with rooms shalt thou make the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Make for thyself an ark of gopher-wood; rooms dost thou make with the ark, and thou hast covered it within and without with cypress;

World English Bible

Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.

Darby Translation

Make thyself an ark of gopher wood: [with] cells shalt thou make the ark; and pitch it inside and outside with pitch.

Douay-Rheims

Make thee an ark of timber planks: thou shalt make little rooms in the ark, and thou shalt pitch it within and without.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Make thee an ark of gopher wood; with rooms shalt thou make the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Make therefore for thyself an ark of square timber; thou shalt make the ark in compartments, and thou shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ποίησον οὖν σεαυτῷ κιβωτὸν ἐκ ξύλων τετραγώνων· νοσσιὰς ποιήσεις τὴν κιβωτόν· καὶ ἀσφαλτώσεις αὐτὴν ἔσωθεν καὶ ἔξωθεν τῇ ἀσφάλτῳ.