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OET (OET-LV) A_roof you_will_make for_the_ark and_near/to a_cubit finish_it[fn] of_to/for_top and_door the_box in/on/at/with_side_its you_will_put lower_[decks] second_[decks] and_third make_it.
6:16 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
OET (OET-RV) It must have a roof, but the last half a metre between the sides and the roof should remain open. Put the door in its side, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.
Note 1 topic: translate-bdistance
צֹ֣הַר תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה לַתֵּבָ֗ה וְאֶל אַמָּה֙ תְּכַלֶ֣נָּה מִלְמַ֔עְלָה
roof you(ms)_will_make for_the,ark and=near/to cubit finish,it of,to/for,top,
The meaning of the Hebrew text is not completely certain here, but God was probably telling Noah to make a one-cubit high window or opening at the top of the outside walls of the ark, just below the roof, all the way around the ark, to let light and air into the ark. See the note about cubit in verse 15. Alternate translation: “Build a skylight for the boat by finishing the sides of the ark to within one cubit below the top of the ark” or “Build a half-meter high window between the top of the sides of the ark and its roof all the way around, to let light and air in.”
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
וּפֶ֥תַח הַתֵּבָ֖ה בְּצִדָּ֣הּ תָּשִׂ֑ים
and,door the=box in/on/at/with,side,its put
Some translations begin this sentence without a conjunction (And or “Also”). Do what is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Also put a door in the side of the ark” or “Put a door for the ark in its side.”
תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם שְׁנִיִּ֥ם וּשְׁלִשִׁ֖ים תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ
lower second and,third make,it
Consider whether or not it is best in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “Build a lower deck a middle deck and an upper deck on the inside.” or “and build a lower, middle, and upper story on the inside.” or “and make three complete floors on the inside.”
6:16 An 18-inch opening below the roof encircled the boat, providing light and air.
• Noah was to build a door and God would close it (7:16). God was the captain of this peculiar boat with no sail or rudder. God also brought the animals to Noah (6:20).
OET (OET-LV) A_roof you_will_make for_the_ark and_near/to a_cubit finish_it[fn] of_to/for_top and_door the_box in/on/at/with_side_its you_will_put lower_[decks] second_[decks] and_third make_it.
6:16 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
OET (OET-RV) It must have a roof, but the last half a metre between the sides and the roof should remain open. Put the door in its side, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.