¹⁰ Noah had three sons: Shem,^(A) Ham and Japheth.^(B)

¹¹ Now the earth was corrupt^(C) in God’s sight and was full of violence.^{(D) 12} God saw how corrupt^(E) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.^{(F) 13} So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy^(G) both them and the earth.^{(H) 14} So make yourself an ark of cypress^[a] wood;^(I) make rooms in it and coat it with pitch^(J) inside and out. ¹⁵ This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.^{[b] 16} Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit^[c] high all around.^[d] Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. ¹⁷ I am going to bring floodwaters^(K) on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.^{(L) 18} But I will establish my covenant with you,^(M) and you will enter the ark^(N)—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. ¹⁹ You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.^{(O) 20} Two^(P) of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind^(Q) of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.^{(R) 21} You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.”

⁵ And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.^(A)