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Exodus 27 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Exodus 27, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 27 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נְחֹשֶׁת | nᵉchôsheth | H5178 | 10 | copper, coin |
| עַמּוּד | ʻammûwd | H5982 | 9 | column, standing |
| אַמָּה | ʼammâh | H520 | 10 | a mother, a cubit |
| אֶדֶן | ʼeden | H134 | 8 | basis |
| חָצֵר | châtsêr | H2691 | 8 | yard, hamlet |
| קֶלַע | qelaʻ | H7050 | 5 | sling, screen |
| פֵּאָה | pêʼâh | H6285 | 5 | mouth, direction |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 27, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter directions are given, I. Concerning the brazen altar for burnt-offerings, ver. 1-8. II. Concerning the court of the tabernacle, with the hangings of it, ver. 9-19. III. Concerning oil for the lamp, ver. 20, 21. The Tabernacle and Its Furniture. (b. c. 1491.) 1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Exodus 27:1–35 (Public Domain)
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