Genesis 6:7-18 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

7. So the Lord said, “I will destroy all the people I created on the earth. I will destroy every person and every animal and everything that crawls on the earth. And I will destroy all the birds in the air, because I am sorry that I have made them.”

8. But Noah pleased the Lord.

9. This is the history of Noah’s family. He was a good man all his life, and he always followed God.

10. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

13. So God said to Noah, “Everyone has filled the earth with anger and violence. So I will destroy all living things. I will remove them from the earth.

14. Use cypress wood and build a boat for yourself. Make rooms in the boat and cover it with tar inside and out.

15. “This is the size I want you to make the boat: 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

16. Make a window for the boat about 1 cubit below the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. Make three floors in the boat: a top deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck.

17. “Understand what I am telling you. I will bring a great flood of water on the earth. I will destroy all living things that live under heaven. Everything on the earth will die.

18. I will make a special agreement with you. You, your wife, your sons, and their wives will all go into the boat.

Genesis 6