And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”

Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.

Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.

And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him.

two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in.

So Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they sent him away, with his wife and all that he had.

For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”

Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

A Covenant with Abimelech

And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.

Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines.

because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, and Phichol the commander of his army.

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you.

And he commanded them, saying, “Speak thus to my lord Esau, ‘Thus your servant Jacob says: “I have dwelt with Laban and stayed there until now.

And he commanded the first one, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these in front of you?’

So he commanded the second, the third, and all who followed the droves, saying, “In this manner you shall speak to Esau when you find him;

The Brothers Return to Canaan

Then Joseph gave a command to fill their sacks with grain, to restore every man’s money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. Thus he did for them.

Joseph’s Cup

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.

Now you are commanded—do this: Take carts out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives; bring your father and come.

Then the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them carts, according to the command of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions for the journey.

And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.