God’s Word Translation
Genesis 7:5
5So Noah did everything that the Lord commanded him.
Genesis 7:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.
- New International Version (NIV)And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him.
Context of Genesis 7:5
3Also, take seven pairs of every kind of bird (a male and a female of each) to preserve animal life all over the earth after the flood. 4In seven days I will send rain to the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. I will wipe off the face of the earth every living creature that I have made.” So Noah did everything that the Lord commanded him. 6Noah was 600 years old when the flood came to the earth. 7Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives went into the ship to escape the floodwaters.
Read all of Genesis 7Genesis 7:5 word by word
וַיַּ֖עַשׂ נֹ֑חַ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Genesis 7:5
- Genesis 6:22Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him.
- Exodus 39:32So all the work on the inner tent (the tent of meeting) was now done. The Israelites followed all the Lord’s instructions to Moses.
- Exodus 40:16Moses did everything as the Lord commanded him.
- Psalms 119:6Then I will never feel ashamed when I study all your commandments.
- Matthew 3:15Jesus answered him, “This is the way it has to be now. This is the proper way to do everything that God requires of us.” Then John gave in to him.
- Luke 8:21He answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear and do what God’s word says.”
- John 2:5His mother told the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.”
- John 8:28So Jesus told them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you’ll know that I am the one and that I can’t do anything on my own. Instead, I speak as the Father taught me.
- John 13:17If you understand all of this, you are blessed whenever you follow my example.
- Philippians 2:8He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, death on a cross.
- Hebrews 5:8Although Jesus was the Son ⌞of God⌟, he learned to be obedient through his sufferings.
Commentaries on Genesis 7:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 - The Ark Was Entered 2. טהור ṭâhôr “clean, fit for food or sacrifice.” 4. יקוּם yeqûm “standing thing; what grows up, whether animal or plant.” Compare קמה qāmâh “stalk, or standing corn.” Genesis 7:1-4 Here is found the command to enter the ark. The general direction in the preceding chapter was given many years ago, before the ark was commenced. Now, when it is completed, a more specific command is issued. “For thee have I seen…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark--The ark was finished; and Noah now, in the spirit of implicit faith, which had influenced his whole conduct, waited for directions from God.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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