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Genesis 6:16 – NASB vs. HCSB
Genesis 6:16 NASB “You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.
Genesis 6:16 HCSB You are to make a roof, finishing the sides of the ark to within 18 inches of the roof. You are to put a door in the side of the ark. Make it with lower, middle, and upper decks.
The word translated as “window” in the NASB is a disputed translation. Three of the more modern translations, the HCSB, ESV, and the NET all translate it similarly as “roof.” Since this is the only time this Hebrew word appears, it is disputed. Just from a practical point of view, I doubt the NASB reading. If that ark only had one window, whew!
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