Leviticus 6:12

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Modern

The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.

Traditional

And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

Literal

And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out, and the priest shall burn wood on it morning by morning, and he shall arrange on it the burnt offering, and he shall burn on it the fats of the peace offerings.

Latin

Ignis autem in altari semper ardebit, quem nutriet sacerdos subjiciens ligna mane per singulos dies, et imposito holocausto, desuper adolebit adipes pacificorum.

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English

The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.

Notes

Leviticus 6:12–13

This passage warns that the fire on the bronze altar must always remain tended and never allowed to go out. This may anticipate the tragedy of the "unauthorized fire" offered by Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1–2).

Leviticus 6:8–7:38

The regulations in Leviticus 1:2–6:7 include instructions for both priests and ordinary Israelites. This section details the rights and duties of the priest who led the offerings. The tribe of Levi received no land for farming (Deuteronomy 18:1; Joshua 13:14, 33). Priests relied on offerings for their income. These rules made sure the priests were properly provided for. Like many human systems, the offering system was later abused (1 Samuel 2:12–25; Hosea 4:8).

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Ancient Law Codes Pure Worship

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Leviticus 9:24
Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
Exodus 29:38–42
This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
Leviticus 3:3–5
From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Nehemiah 13:31
I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
Leviticus 1:7–9
The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
Numbers 4:13–14
Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,
Leviticus 3:14–16
And from his offering he shall present a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Leviticus 3:9–11
And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Hebrews 10:27
…but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
Mark 9:48–49
…where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’

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