Commentary for Numbers 17:26
וַיַּ֖עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֹת֖וֹ כֵּ֥ן עָשָֽׂה׃ (ס)
Thus did Moses; as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
Or HaChaim on Numbers
ויעש משה כאשר צוה השם כן עשה, Moses did as G'd commanded, so he did. The reason that the Torah repeated the same statement twice may be as follows: The first statement indicates that Moses carried out G'd's instructions immediately; the second statement כן עשה refers to his replacing the rod of Aaron in the Sanctuary. The word כאשר therefore refers to both actions.
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