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From Command to Command: The Chain of Obedience in Hebrew Narrative

Joshua 11:15 כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה עַבְדֹּ֔ו כֵּן־צִוָּ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ וְכֵן֙ עָשָׂ֣ה יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ לֹֽא־הֵסִ֣יר דָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ 1. Transliteration Kaʾăsher tsivvāh YHWH ʾet-Mōsheh ʿavdō, kēn-tsivvāh Mōsheh ʾet-Yehōshuaʿ, vekhēn ʿāsāh Yehōshuaʿ; lō-hēsîr dāvār mikkol ʾăsher-tsivvāh YHWH ʾet-Mōsheh. 2. Literal Translation Just as YHWH commanded Mosheh His servant, so Mosheh commanded Yehoshuaʿ, and so Yehoshuaʿ did; he did not remove a thing from all that YHWH had commanded Mosheh. 3. Grammar Focus: The Repeated Pattern כַּאֲשֶׁר … כֵּן This verse is built around a beautiful Hebrew comparison pattern: כַּאֲשֶׁר … כֵּן כַּאֲשֶׁר means “just as” or “according as.”… Learn Hebrew
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