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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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