Bible Strands
Genesis 7:5
And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records Noah’s response immediately after God’s seven-day warning preceding the forty-day flood. This moment occurs just before the waters rise and Noah’s six-hundredth year begins.
The words — The phrase וַ/יַּ֖עַשׂ (va/i.Ya.'as) translates literally as "and he did," paired with כְּ/כֹ֥ל (ke./Khol) meaning "all" or "according to all." These terms mark the complete execution of the preceding command.
The thread — The pattern of exact compliance to divine instruction appears in Genesis 6:22 and Exodus 39:32, where subjects execute orders without deviation. Luke 8:21 later links this obedience to the definition of spiritual kinship.
Why it lands — The text requires immediate, unqualified action in response to revealed instruction. It positions obedience as the necessary human posture before divine judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.
Cross-references
- Genesis 6:22 So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
- Luke 8:21 But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
- Exodus 39:32 So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 39:42 The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Psalms 119:6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
- Exodus 40:16 Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.
- Matthew 3:15 “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
- John 13:17 If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
- Philippians 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
- Hebrews 5:8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.