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Numbers 29 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Numbers 29, 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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preachers & commentators

Numbers 29 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
כֶּבֶשׂ kebes H3532 23 ram
פַּר par H6499 21 bullock, breaking
מִנְחָה minchâh H4503 22 donation, tribute
אַיִל ʼayil H352 21 strength, strong
נֶסֶךְ neçek H5262 18 libation, cast idol
אֶחָד ʼechâd H259 24 united, one
עֹלָה ʻôlâh H5930 16 step, holocaust

How preachers through history handled this text

5 public-domain excerpts on Numbers 29, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Calvin 1 John Wesley 1

“This chapter appoints the offerings that were to be made by fire unto the Lord in the three great solemnities of the seventh month. I. In the feast of trumpets on the first day of that month, ver. 1-6. II. In the day of atonement on the tenth day, ver. 7-11. III. In the feast of tabernacles on the fifteenth day and the seven days following, ver. 12-38. And then the conclusion of these ordinances, ver. 39, 40. Solemnities of the Seventh Month. (b. c. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Numbers 29:1–40 (Public Domain)

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