Genesis 7:5

5 And Noah did everything that the Lord commanded him.

Genesis 7:5 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 7:5

And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him,
&c.] He prepared for his entrance into the ark, and all the creatures with him; got everything ready for them, the rooms for their habitation, and food for their sustenance.

Genesis 7:5 In-Context

3 and seven pairs, male and female, of the birds of the sky-in order to keep offspring alive on the face of the whole earth.
4 Seven days from now I will make it rain on the earth 40 days and 40 nights, and I will wipe off the face of the earth every living thing I have made."
5 And Noah did everything that the Lord commanded him.
6 Noah was 600 years old when the deluge came [and] water covered the earth.
7 So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives entered the ark because of the waters of the deluge.

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