9 This is the account of Noah and his de scendants.Noah had God’s approval and was a man of integrity among the people of his time. He walked with God.
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.