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Exodus 39 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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verses
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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.

Matthew Henry 3 Calvin 1 John Wesley 1

“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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