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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 ](../06/15.md ). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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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