Passage Research
Exodus 28 — Sermon Preparation
Priestly vestments are designed in detail — the ephod, breastpiece with twelve stones, robe, tunic, turban, and sash — for Aaron and his sons. Below is a research summary for Exodus 28, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 43
- verses
- 595 / 167
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 28 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שְׁנַיִם | shᵉnayim | H8147 | 21 | two, twofold |
| זָהָב | zâhâb | H2091 | 17 | gold, something gold-colored |
| אַהֲרוֹן | ʼAhărôwn | H175 | 16 | Aharon |
| אֵפוֹד | ʼêphôwd | H646 | 12 | girdle, ephod |
| חֹשֶׁן | chôshen | H2833 | 11 | pocket, rich |
| תְּכֵלֶת | tᵉkêleth | H8504 | 8 | mussel, violet |
| אֶבֶן | ʼeben | H68 | 10 | stone |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 28, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The chief ornament of the high priest, was the breastplate, a rich piece of cloth, curiously worked. The name of each tribe was graven in a precious stone, fixed in the breastplate, to signify how precious, in God's sight, believers are, and how honourable. How small and poor soever the tribe was, it was as a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest; thus are all the saints dear to Christ, however men esteem them. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 28:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Holy Place 1— Ex 28:29
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