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Leviticus 27 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Leviticus 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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Leviticus 27 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
עֵרֶךְ ʻêrek H6187 21 pile, equipment
שֶׁקֶל sheqel H8255 12 weight
גָּאַל gâʼal H1350 12 redeem, be the next of kin
שָׂדֶה sâdeh H7704 12 field
קֹדֶשׁ qôdesh H6944 12 sacred, sanctity
כֹּהֵן kôhên H3548 11 officiating, priest
שָׁנֶה shâneh H8141 11 year, revolution

How preachers through history handled this text

9 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 27, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 5 Calvin 3 John Wesley 1

“Zeal for the service of God disposed the Israelites, on some occasions, to dedicate themselves or their children to the service of the Lord, in his house for life. Some persons who thus dedicated themselves might be employed as assistants; in general they were to be redeemed for a value. It is good to be zealously affected and liberally disposed for the Lord's service; but the matter should be well weighed, and prudence should direct as to what we do; else rash vows and hesitation in doing them will dishonour God, and trouble our own minds.”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Leviticus 27:1–13 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Mount Sinai — Lev 27:34

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