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וַיַּ֖עַשׂ נֹ֑חַ כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֥ה אֹתֹ֛ו אֱלֹהִ֖ים כֵּ֥ן עָשָֽׂה׃ (Genesis 6:22) And Noaḥ did according to all that Elohim commanded him—so he did. Doing What Was Commanded This verse closes God’s detailed instructions to Noaḥ regarding the construction of the ark. At first glance, it appears simple and repetitive. But beneath the surface lies a sophisticated use of waw-consecutive forms and emphasis via syntactic duplication. These features work together to highlight not only obedience but precise and total compliance with divine command.… Learn Hebrew