Exodus 7:6
in Exodus 7So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded them.
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ASV
And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah commanded them, so did they.
KJV
And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.
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This verse in Exodus 7
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
as the Lord commanded them, so did they
on Exodus 7:6-7
The obedience is stated twice in one verse, and Gill takes the repetition as the report that from here on the two of them never argued again, after five chapters in which Moses raised objection after objection. Their ages are given at the moment they walk in, fourscore and fourscore and three. Acts 7:23 and 7:30 divide Moses' life into forty years in Egypt and forty in Midian, so the errand begins when four fifths of it is already spent.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
28 ), They rebelled not against his word, namely, Moses and Aaron, whom he mentions, v. 26 . Thus Jonah, though at first he was very averse, at length went to Nineveh. Notice is taken of the age of Moses and Aaron when they undertook this glorious service.
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And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them,.... After this they never showed any reluctance, or made any objection to any message they were sent with, or any work they were ordered to do, but went about it at once, and performed it with all readiness and cheerfulness: so did they; which is not a superfluous and redundant expression, but very emphatic, showing with what care and diligence they did every thing, and how exactly they conformed in all things to the divine will.
The dispute between Moses and Pharaoh begins, and a famous trial of skill it was. Moses, in God's name, demands Israel's release; The contest is between the power of the great God and the power of a proud prince; and it will be found, in the issue, that when God judgeth he will overcome.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן | veaharon | and Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֧ה | tzivah | he commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֹתָ֖ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כֵּ֥ן | ken | so | H3651 → | 771 times |
| עָשֽׂוּ׃ | ʾasu | they did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְאַהֲרֹ֑ןand Aaron
veaharonH175 →347 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֧הhe commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֹתָ֖ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
כֵּ֥ןso
kenH3651 →771 times
עָשֽׂוּ׃they did
ʾasuH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
it leads to
- Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
- 1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
- James 2:23
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
- John 14:21
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- John 14:15
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- Matthew 12:50
Through
Genesis 6:22So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
it leads to
- John 15:14
You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- Exodus 40:16
Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.
- John 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
- John 15:14
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.