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# an ark
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This refers to a very large box that would be able to float on water even in a very bad storm. "a large boat" or "a ship" or "a barge"
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# cypress wood
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People do not know exactly what kind of tree this was. "wood used for building boats" or "good wood"
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# cover it with pitch
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The reason for doing this can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "spread pitch on it" or "paint tar on it" or "cover it with pitch to make it waterproof" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# pitch
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This is a thick, sticky or oily liquid that people put on the outside of a boat to stop water from going through gaps in the wood into the boat.
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