Numbers 1:54

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so did they.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה כֵּ֥ן עָשֽׂוּ׃

Transliteration

wayyaʿăśū bənê yiśrāʾēl kəḵōl ʾăšẹr ṣiwwāh YHWH ʾẹṯ-mōšẹh kēn ʿāśū

Grammar Details

*wayyaʿăśū*: conjunction *wə* + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they did
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper name, masculine singular - Israel
*kəḵōl*: preposition *kə* + noun, masculine singular construct - according to all
*ʾăšẹr*: relative particle - which
*ṣiwwāh*: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - commanded
*YHWH*: proper name, masculine singular - YHWH/LORD
*ʾẹṯ-mōšẹh*: direct object marker *ʾẹṯ* + proper name, masculine singular - Moses
*kēn*: adverb - thus/so
*ʿāśū*: Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they did

Word Meanings

*wayyaʿăśū*: they did/they performed/they carried out
*bənê yiśrāʾēl*: sons of Israel/Israelites
*ṣiwwāh*: commanded/ordered/instructed
*YHWH*: Yahweh/the LORD/the Eternal

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Exod 23:21-22 : 21 Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him. 22 But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
Exod 39:32 : 32 Thus was finished all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting: and the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses; so did they.
Exod 39:43 : 43 And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as Jehovah had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
Exod 40:16 : 16 Thus did Moses: according to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
Exod 40:32 : 32 when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Num 2:34 : 34 Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to their fathers' houses.
Deut 12:32 : 32 What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
1 Sam 15:22 : 22 And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 12:50-51
2 verses
90%
50Thus did all the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
51And it came to pass the selfsame day, that Jehovah did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
Exod 12:28
87%
28And the children of Israel went and did so; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Exod 39:42-43
2 verses
86%
42According to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.
43And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as Jehovah had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
Exod 7:6
84%
6And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah commanded them, so did they.
Num 8:20
84%
20Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites: according unto all that Jehovah commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
Num 17:11
83%
11Thus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
Num 2:33-34
2 verses
83%
33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
34Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to their fathers' houses.
Exod 40:16
83%
16Thus did Moses: according to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
Exod 39:32
82%
32Thus was finished all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting: and the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses; so did they.
Num 29:40
82%
40And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Josh 14:5
80%
5As Jehovah commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
Num 31:31
79%
31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Num 5:4
79%
4And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp; as Jehovah spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.
Lev 8:36
79%
36And Aaron and his sons did all the things which Jehovah commanded by Moses.
Num 8:22
77%
22And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
Lev 8:4-5
2 verses
76%
4And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting.
5And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to be done.
Num 9:18
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18At the commandment of Jehovah the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of Jehovah they encamped: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they remained encamped.
Josh 11:15
75%
15As Jehovah commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Num 1:19
75%
19As Jehovah commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
Num 10:13
75%
13And they first took their journey according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
Num 9:23
75%
23At the commandment of Jehovah they encamped, and at the commandment of Jehovah they journeyed: they kept the charge of Jehovah, at the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
Num 20:27
74%
27And Moses did as Jehovah commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
Num 9:5
74%
5And they kept the passover in the first [month], on the fourteenth day of the month, at even, in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
Num 36:5
74%
5And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of Jehovah, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right.
Lev 24:23
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23And Moses spake to the children of Israel; and they brought forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the children of Israel did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Num 3:42
74%
42and Moses numbered, as Jehovah commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel.
Exod 14:31
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31And Israel saw the great work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared Jehovah: and they believed in Jehovah, and in his servant Moses.
Num 3:16
74%
16And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.
Exod 24:3
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3And Moses came and told the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the ordinances: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which Jehovah hath spoken will we do.
Exod 34:32
73%
32And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that Jehovah had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
Lev 9:5-6
2 verses
73%
5And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tent of meeting: and all the congregation drew near and stood before Jehovah.
6And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded that ye should do: and the glory of Jehovah shall appear unto you.
Exod 12:35
73%
35And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
Exod 35:1
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1And Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said unto them, These are the words which Jehovah hath commanded, that ye should do them.
Exod 19:8
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8And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto Jehovah.
Num 4:49
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49According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Gen 6:22
73%
22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Num 33:2
72%
2And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of Jehovah: and these are their journeys according to their goings out.
Gen 7:5
72%
5And Noah did according unto all that Jehovah commanded him.
Exod 35:4
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4And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded, saying,
Num 9:20
72%
20And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of Jehovah they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of Jehovah they journeyed.