Commandment צָוָה

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Feb 14, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter twenty-five of Exodus with our word for today.צָוָה give an order, command, instruct, order, send, charge. It is used 496 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense to appoint, to assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to someone. Numbers 27:18-19, 23 So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership, and lay your hand on him. Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly וְצִוִּיתָ֥ה and commission him in their presence … Then he laid his hands on him וַיְצַוֵּ֑הוּ and commissioned him…