Passage Research
Exodus 5 — Sermon Preparation
Moses and Aaron demand that Pharaoh release the Israelites; Pharaoh refuses and increases their workload, leaving the people bitter. Below is a research summary for Exodus 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 318 / 116
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 5 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| תֶּבֶן | teben | H8401 | 8 | material, refuse haum |
| פַּרְעֹה | Parʻôh | H6547 | 10 | Paroh |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 12 | people, tribe |
| לְבֵנָה | lᵉbênâh | H3843 | 5 | brick |
| שֹׁטֵר | shôṭêr | H7860 | 5 | scribe, official superintendent |
| יָלַךְ | yâlak | H3212 | 7 | walk, carry |
| נָגַשׂ | nâgas | H5065 | 4 | drive, tax |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Moses and Aaron are here dealing with Pharaoh, to get leave of him to go and worship in the wilderness. I. They demand leave in the name of God (ver. 1), and he answers their demand with a defiance of God, ver. 2. II. They beg leave in the name of Israel (ver. 3), and he answers their request with further orders to oppress Israel, ver. 4-9. These cruel orders were, 1. Executed by the task-masters, ver. 10-14. 2. Complained of to Pharaoh, but in vain, ver. 15-19. 3. Complained of by the people to Moses ver. 20, 21), and by him to God, ver. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Exodus 5:1–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Ex 5:12
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