Passage Research
Exodus 39 — Sermon Preparation
The priestly garments are finished exactly as commanded; all the furnishings are brought to Moses, who blesses the people when he sees everything done correctly. Below is a research summary for Exodus 39, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 43
- verses
- 568 / 170
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 39 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| זָהָב | zâhâb | H2091 | 15 | gold, something gold-colored |
| אֵפוֹד | ʼêphôwd | H646 | 11 | girdle, ephod |
| שְׁנַיִם | shᵉnayim | H8147 | 16 | two, twofold |
| תְּכֵלֶת | tᵉkêleth | H8504 | 10 | mussel, violet |
| חֹשֶׁן | chôshen | H2833 | 8 | pocket, rich |
| מֹשֶׁה | Môsheh | H4872 | 12 | Mosheh |
| צָוָה | tsâvâh | H6680 | 10 | constitute, enjoin |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 39, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This chapter gives us an account of the finishing of the work of the tabernacle. I. The last things prepared were the holy garments. The ephod and its curious girdle, ver. 1-5. The onyx-stones for the shoulders, ver. 6, 7. The breastplate with the precious stones in it, ver. 8-21. The robe of the ephod, ver. 22-26. The coats, bonnets, and breeches, for the inferior priests, ver. 27-29. And the plate of the holy crown, ver. 30, 31. II. A summary account of the whole work, as it was presented to Moses when it was all finished, ver. 32, &c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Exodus 39:1–43 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Holy Place 1— Ex 39:1
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