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Exodus 22 — Sermon Preparation
Laws address theft, property damage, social obligations to the poor and vulnerable, and duties toward God including firstfruits. Below is a research summary for Exodus 22, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 30
- verses
- 361 / 144
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 22 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁלַם | shâlam | H7999 | 14 | be safe, be |
| רֵעַ | rêaʻ | H7453 | 7 | associate |
| מָצָא | mâtsâʼ | H4672 | 6 | come, appear |
| בַּעַל | baʻal | H1167 | 5 | master, husband |
| שָׂדֶה | sâdeh | H7704 | 5 | field |
| שׁוֹר | shôwr | H7794 | 4 | bullock, traveller |
| שְׁנַיִם | shᵉnayim | H8147 | 5 | two, twofold |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“5. If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. 5. Si depasci fecerit quispiam agrum aut vitem, et immiserit jumentum suum ut depasceretur agrum alterius: bonum agri ejus et bonum vineae ejus restituet. 6. If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; …”
— Calvin, Harmony of the Law - Volume 3, on Exodus 22:5–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Ex 22:21
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