10 He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 The world was corrupt in God’s sight and full of violence.
12 God saw the world and how corrupt it was because all people on earth lived evil lives.
13 God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to all people because the earth is full of their violence. Now I’m going to destroy them along with the earth.
14 Make yourself a ship of cypress wood. Make rooms in the ship and coat it inside and out with tar.
15 This is how you should build it: the ship is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
16 Make a roof for the ship, and leave an 18-inch-high opening at the top. Put a door in the side of the ship. Build the ship with lower, middle, and upper decks.