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AndוַNoahנֹחַdid so;יַּעַשׂaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםcommandedצִוָּהhim,אֹתוֹsoכֵּןhe did.עָשָׂה
Genesis 6:22
Study it in the app“And Noah did so; according to all that Elohim commanded him, so he did.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 6:22, word by word
- Noahנֹחַnoach
Noah
Noah, son of Lamech, the man who found favor with YHWH and was saved with his family in the ark from the flood. In Hebrew "Noach" sounds like "rest" and "comfort" (Genesis 5:29).
Where else “noach” appears- did soיַּעַשׂyaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears
The context
21And you, take for yourself of every food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for you and for them for food.”
22 · This verse (above)
To study Genesis 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did YHWH see on the earth, and what did Elohim tell Noah to do (vv. 5, 13-14)?
2. What it means
Why does the text say Noah found favor in the eyes of YHWH (vv. 8-9)?
3. How I live it
What good thing can you keep doing steadily even if those around you do not understand it, as Noah did (v. 22)?