Bible Strands
Genesis 6:22
So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Noah’s response immediately after God’s instructions to gather food for the ark.
The words — The Hebrew וַ/יַּ֖עַשׂ (va/i.Ya.'as) translates literally as "and he did," while צִוָּ֥ה (tzi.Vah) means "he commanded."
The thread — The narrative pattern of exact obedience to divine command recurs in Exodus 40:16 and appears in the obedience themes of John 15:14 and John 2:5.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize that faithful action demands immediate and complete compliance with divine instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Cross-references
- Exodus 40:16 Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.
- John 15:14 You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- John 2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
- Genesis 7:5 And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.
- Matthew 7:24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- Deuteronomy 12:32 See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
- Genesis 7:16 And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.
- Genesis 7:9 came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.
- Exodus 40:23 He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.