en_tn/gen/06/16.md

# a roof for the ark

This was probably a peaked or slanted roof. Its purpose was to protect everything in the ark from the rain.

# cubit

A cubit was a little less than half a meter long. See how you translated this in [Genesis 6:15](./13.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])

# a lower, a second, and a third deck

"a lower deck, a middle deck, and an upper deck" or "three decks inside"

# deck

"floor" or "level"

# Listen

God said this in order to emphasize that he would do what he was about to say. "Pay attention" or "Listen to what I am saying"

# I am about to bring the flood of waters

In some languages it may b e better to say "to send" instead of "to bring. It is also possible to avoid the direction and say "to cause." AT: "I am about to send a flood of waters" or "I am about to cause a flood" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-go]])

# all flesh

Here "flesh" represents all physical beings, including humans and animals. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# that has in it the breath of life

Here "breath" represents life. AT: "that lives" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flood]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# a roof for the ark`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This was probably a peaked or slanted roof. Its purpose was to protect everything in the ark from the rain.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# cubit`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`A cubit was a little less than half a meter long. See how you translated this in [Genesis 6:15](./13.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# a lower, a second, and a third deck`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"a lower deck, a middle deck, and an upper deck" or "three decks inside"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# deck`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"floor" or "level"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Listen`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`God said this in order to emphasize that he would do what he was about to say. "Pay attention" or "Listen to what I am saying"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I am about to bring the flood of waters`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`In some languages it may b e better to say "to send" instead of "to bring. It is also possible to avoid the direction and say "to cause." AT: "I am about to send a flood of waters" or "I am about to cause a flood" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-go]])`

			`# all flesh`

			`Here "flesh" represents all physical beings, including humans and animals. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`

			`# that has in it the breath of life`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Here "breath" represents life. AT: "that lives" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flood]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]`