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Numbers 6 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Numbers 6, 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

Numbers 6 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
נֶזֶר nezer H5145 13 set apart, dedication
נָזִיר nâzîyr H5139 6 separate, consecrated
נָזַר nâzar H5144 5 hold aloof, abstain
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh H7218 8 head
מַצָּה matstsâh H4682 5 sweetness, sweet
כֹּהֵן kôhên H3548 7 officiating, priest
אֶחָד ʼechâd H259 7 united, one

How preachers through history handled this text

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

Matthew Henry 3 Calvin 2 Spurgeon 2 John Wesley 1

“The word Nazarite signifies separation. Some were appointed of God, before their birth, to be Nazarites all their days, as Samson and John the Baptist. But, in general, it was a vow of separation from the world and devotedness to the services of religion, for a limited time, and under certain rules, which any person might make if they pleased. A Nazarite is spoken of as well known; but his obligation is brought to a greater certainty than before. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Numbers 6:1–21 (Public Domain)

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