Gen 6:14 | JFB | STEP | 14. Make thee an ark-- ark, a hollow chest ( ). gopher wood-- probably cypress, remarkable for its durability and abounding on the Armenian mountains. rooms-- cabins or small cells. pitch it within and without-- mineral pitch, asphalt, naphtha, or some bituminous substance, which, when smeared over and become hardened, would make it perfectly watertight.

‏ Genesis 6:14

14. Make thee an ark--ark, a hollow chest (Ex 2:3).

gopher wood--probably cypress, remarkable for its durability and abounding on the Armenian mountains.

rooms--cabins or small cells.

pitch it within and without--mineral pitch, asphalt, naphtha, or some bituminous substance, which, when smeared over and become hardened, would make it perfectly watertight.