Passage Research
Deuteronomy 16 — Sermon Preparation
The three pilgrimage festivals — Passover, Weeks, and Booths — are to be celebrated at the central sanctuary; judges and officials are appointed to uphold justice without partiality. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 16, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
- 334 / 132
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 16 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חַג | chag | H2282 | 6 | festival, victim |
| בָּחַר | bâchar | H977 | 6 | try, select |
| מָקוֹם | mâqôwm | H4725 | 6 | standing, spot |
| שֶׁבַע | shebaʻ | H7651 | 6 | seven, full |
| שָׁבוּעַ | shâbûwaʻ | H7620 | 4 | sevened, week |
| פֶּסַח | peçach | H6453 | 4 | pretermission, exemption |
| זָבַח | zâbach | H2076 | 4 | slaughter |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter we have, I. A repetition of the laws concerning the three yearly feasts; in particular, that of the passover, ver. 1-8. That of pentecost, ver. 9-12. That of tabernacles, ver. 13-15. And the general law concerning the people's attendance on them, ver. 16, 17. II. The institution of an inferior magistracy, and general rules of justice given to those that were called into office, ver. 18-20. III. A caveat against groves and images, ver. 21, 22. Yearly Release. (b. c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Deuteronomy 16:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Deut 16:1
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