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Numbers 36 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Numbers 36, 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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Numbers 36 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
נַחֲלָה nachălâh H5159 17 inherited, occupancy
מַטֶּה maṭṭeh H4294 14 branch, extending
אָב ʼâb H1 9 father
מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpâchâh H4940 6 family, circle of relatives
צְלׇפְחָד Tsᵉlophchâd H6765 4 Tselophchad
צָוָה tsâvâh H6680 6 constitute, enjoin
אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh H802 6 woman

How preachers through history handled this text

6 public-domain excerpts on Numbers 36, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 Calvin 1 John Wesley 1

“We have in this chapter the determination of another question that arose upon the case of the daughters of Zelophehad. God had appointed that they should inherit, ch. xxvii. 7. Now here, I. An inconvenience is suggested, in case they should marry into any other tribe, ver. 1-4. II. It is prevented by a divine appointment that they should marry in their own tribe and family (ver. 5-7), and this is settled for a rule in like cases (ver. 8, 9); and they did marry accordingly to some of their own relations (ver. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Numbers 36:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jericho 1 — Num 36:13
  • Jordan — Num 36:13
  • Moab 2 — Num 36:13

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