Genesis 6:22
Genesis 6:22 in Multiple Translations
So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
And all these things Noah did; as God said, so he did.
Noah did exactly what God ordered him to do.
Noah therefore did according vnto all, that God commanded him: euen so did he.
And Noah doth according to all that God hath commanded him; so hath he done.
Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
And Noe did all things which God commanded him.
So Noah did everything that God told him to do.
Then Noah did all of that. He did everything that God told him to do.
Berean Amplified Bible — Genesis 6:22
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Genesis 6:22 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יַּ֖עַשׂ
נֹ֑חַ
כְּ֠/כֹל
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
צִוָּ֥ה
אֹת֛/וֹ
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
כֵּ֥ן
עָשָֽׂה
וַ/יַּ֖עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
נֹ֑חַ
Nôach
H5146
Noah
N-proper
כְּ֠/כֹל
kôl
H3605
all
Prep | N-ms
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
Rel
צִוָּ֥ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
V-Piel-Perf-3ms
אֹת֛/וֹ
ʼêth
H853
Obj.
DirObjM | Suff
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
N-mp
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
right
Part
עָשָֽׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Genesis 6:22
וַ/יַּ֖עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
נֹ֑חַ
Nôach
H5146
"Noah"
N-proper
Noah, the patriarch who built the ark to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the flood, is the namesake of this Hebrew word. He is first mentioned in Genesis 5:29 as the son of Lamech. His story is a crucial part of biblical history.
Definition: A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.29; son of: Lamech (H3929H); father of: Shem (H8035), Ham (H2526) and Japheth (H3315) Also named: Nōe (Νῶε "Noah" G3575) § Noah = "rest" son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of mankind because his family were the only survivors of the flood
Usage: Occurs in 39 OT verses. KJV: Noah. See also: Genesis 5:29; Genesis 8:11; Isaiah 54:9.
כְּ֠/כֹל
kôl
H3605
"all"
Prep | N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
"which"
Rel
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Definition: A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when
Usage: Occurs in 4440 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 20:9; Genesis 31:16.
צִוָּ֥ה
tsâvâh
H6680
"to command"
V-Piel-Perf-3ms
To command or give orders, as seen in the Bible when God gives charge to his people. It can also mean to appoint or ordain someone for a task. This word is used in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: 1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 1a)(Piel) 1a1) to lay charge upon 1a2) to give charge to, give command to 1a3) to give charge unto 1a4) to give charge over, appoint 1a5) to give charge, command 1a6) to charge, command 1a7) to charge, commission 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) 1b) (Pual) to be commanded
Usage: Occurs in 475 OT verses. KJV: appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order. See also: Genesis 2:16; Leviticus 10:13; Deuteronomy 12:11.
אֹת֛/וֹ
ʼêth
H853
"Obj."
DirObjM | Suff
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
"God"
N-mp
The Hebrew word for God, elohim, refers to the one supreme God, and is sometimes used to show respect to judges or magistrates. It is also used to describe angels or mighty beings. This word is closely related to the name of the Lord, Yahweh, and is often translated as God or gods in the Bible.
Definition: This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
Usage: Occurs in 2246 OT verses. KJV: angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 22:12; Exodus 3:11.
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
"right"
Part
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means 'so' or 'thus', often used to show agreement or confirmation, like in the book of Genesis. It can also mean 'rightly' or 'justly', as in doing something the correct way. It appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable
Usage: Occurs in 737 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you. See also: Genesis 1:7; Exodus 37:19; Judges 7:17.
עָשָֽׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
Study Notes — Genesis 6:22
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- Context
- Cross References
- Genesis 6:22 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Genesis 6:22
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 6:22
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
- Trapp's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
- Ellicott's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
- Cambridge Bible on Genesis 6:22
- Whedon's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
- Sermons on Genesis 6:22
Context — Preparing the Ark
20Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
21You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
22So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Exodus 40:16 | Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 2 | John 15:14 | You are My friends if you do what I command you. |
| 3 | Matthew 7:24–27 | Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!” |
| 4 | John 2:5 | His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.” |
| 5 | Genesis 7:5 | And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him. |
| 6 | Hebrews 11:7–8 | 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. By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. |
| 7 | Deuteronomy 12:32 | See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it. |
| 8 | 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. |
| 9 | Exodus 40:23 | He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 10 | Genesis 7:9 | came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. |
Genesis 6:22 Summary
[Genesis 6:22 tells us that Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him, which means he obeyed God's instructions exactly. This shows us the importance of trusting and obeying God's commands, even when they may not make sense to us, as seen in Proverbs 3:5-6. By obeying God, Noah was able to please Him and fulfill His plan, and we can do the same by following God's commands and trusting in His goodness, as seen in Romans 6:17. As we seek to follow God's will, we can learn from Noah's example of faith and obedience.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him?
This means that Noah obeyed God's instructions exactly, without adding or subtracting anything, as seen in Genesis 6:22, similar to how we are called to obey God's commands in Deuteronomy 12:32 and Matthew 28:20.
How could Noah have such faith to follow God's commands despite the circumstances?
Noah's faith was rooted in his trust in God's character and promises, as seen in Hebrews 11:7, where it says that Noah's faith led him to obey God and build the ark, demonstrating that faith is not just about knowing God's commands, but also trusting in His goodness and sovereignty.
What can we learn from Noah's obedience in this verse?
We can learn the importance of trusting and obeying God's commands, even when they may not make sense to us, as seen in Proverbs 3:5-6, where it says to trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding, and in Romans 6:17, where it talks about obeying from the heart.
How does this verse relate to our own walk with God?
This verse encourages us to seek a similar obedience and faithfulness in our own lives, as we strive to follow God's commands and trust in His goodness, as seen in John 14:15, where Jesus says that if we love Him, we will keep His commandments.
Reflection Questions
- What are some areas in my life where I am not fully obeying God's commands, and what steps can I take to surrender to His will?
- How can I cultivate a deeper trust in God's character and promises, like Noah did, in order to obey Him more fully?
- In what ways can I demonstrate my faith and obedience to God, like Noah building the ark, in my daily life and decisions?
- What are some circumstances in my life where I feel like I am being asked to trust God blindly, and how can I respond with faith and obedience like Noah?
Gill's Exposition on Genesis 6:22
Thus did Noah,.... Or "and" or "therefore Noah made" (o) the ark; and "all things", as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions: according to all that God commanded him, so did he; he made the ark
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 6:22
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. Thus did Noah. He began without delay to prepare the colossal fabric, and in every step of his progress faithfully followed the divine directions he had received.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
Both for the matter and the manner of it, although the work of building the ark was laborious, costly, tedious, dangerous, and seemingly foolish and ridiculous; especially when all things continued in the same posture and safety for so many scores of years together; whereby Noah, without doubt, was all that while the song of the drunkards, and the sport of the wits of that age. So that it is not strange that this is mentioned as an heroic act of faith in Noah, , whereby he surmounted all these difficulties.
Trapp's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
Genesis 6:22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.Ver. 22. Thus did Noah, according to all, &c.] The wicked world could not flout him out of his faith; but that "moved with fear," he preacheth, and buildeth, and finisheth; every stroke upon the ark being a real sermon (as Nazianzen hath it) to forewarn them to flee from the wrath to come; which yet they did not, - no, not the very shipwrights that made the ark, - but were all buried together, in one universal grave of waters. He preached without preaching, saith Basil of Selucia.
Ellicott's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
(19-22) of every living thing of all flesh, two . . . —The vast size of the ark and the wide terms used of the animals to be collected into it, make it evident that Noah was to save not merely his domestic cattle, but many wild species of beasts, birds, and creeping things. But the terms are conditioned by the usual rules for the interpretation of the language of Holy Scripture, and by the internal necessities of the event itself. Thus the animals in the ark could not have been more in number than four men and four women could attend to Next, the terms exclude the carnivora (see also Note on Genesis 9:5). Not only was there no supply of animals taken on board to feed them, but half-tamed as they would have been by a year’s sojourn in the ark, they would have remained in Noah’s neighbourhood, and very soon have destroyed all the cattle which had been saved, especially as far and wide no other living creatures would have existed for their food. But if miracles are to be invoked to obviate these and similar difficulties. not only would it have been easier to save Noah and the denizens of the ark by one display of supernatural power, but the ark was the means provided by God for this purpose; and if He wrought thus far by human instrumentality, in accordance with the usual law of the Divine working on earth, to help out the human means employed by repeated acts of omnipotence would have been to proclaim it as insufficient. It does not follow from this that no special providence watched over and guided the ark; such providence is often exercised now, but it works through and in accordance with the ordinary laws by which God governs the world.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
Verse 22. Thus did Noah] He prepared the ark; and during one hundred and twenty years preached righteousness to that sinful generation, 2 Peter 2:5. And this we are informed, 1 Peter 3:18-19, c., he did by the Spirit of Christ for it was only through him that the doctrine of repentance could ever be successfully preached. The people in Noah's time are represented as shut up in prison - arrested and condemned by God's justice, but graciously allowed the space of one hundred and twenty years to repent in. This respite was an act of great mercy; and no doubt thousands who died in the interim availed themselves of it, and believed to the saving of their souls. But the great majority of the people did not, else the flood had never come.
Cambridge Bible on Genesis 6:22
22. Thus did Noah] Lit. “and Noah did (it).” The words of this verse are characteristic of the style of P. We find the same formula in Exodus 7:6; Exodus 12:28; Exodus 12:50; Exodus 39:32; Exodus 39:43; Exodus 40:16, all belonging to P.
Whedon's Commentary on Genesis 6:22
22. Thus did Noah — And thus he showed his faith (Hebrews 11:7) by ready and long-continued obedience to all that God commanded him, “by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the
Sermons on Genesis 6:22
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The End Times (Luke 17-26) - Part 1 by Leonard Ravenhill | In this sermon, the speaker highlights the excessive focus on entertainment and pleasure in today's society. He emphasizes the negative impact of television, which he believes is d |
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(Genesis) Genesis 9:1-5 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the importance of draining the blood from animals before consuming them, as it symbolizes the taking of life. The speaker also expresses his p |
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(Genesis) Genesis 6:17-22 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the story of Noah and the flood from the Bible. He emphasizes that Noah did not have to go out and hunt the animals for the ark, but rather th |
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(Genesis) Genesis 6:13 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the current state of the world and the challenges faced by those who stand for God. He emphasizes the need to protest and deny everything bef |
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Question and Answer - Part 2 (W/ Paul Washer) by Voddie Baucham | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the portrayal of fathers in media and the unwritten rule that fathers are often depicted as idiots. He also mentions that Buddhists are often |
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Is Today Just Like the Days of Noah? by Russell Kelfer | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the importance of understanding the last days and the impending judgment. He emphasizes the need to stay ready and obedient to God's instruct |
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God Sees by Erlo Stegen | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the ultimate source of light and seasoning in our lives. He advises believers to remain spir |