Leviticus

Leviticus 6:12–13

¹²The 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. ¹³The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.

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Leviticus 6:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The fire	וְהָאֵ֨שׁ	wə·hā·’êš	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
shall be kept burning	תּֽוּקַד־	tū·qaḏ-	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3344 be kindled, burn
it must not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be extinguished	תִכְבֶּ֔ה	ṯiḵ·beh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out
Every morning	בַּבֹּ֣קֶר	bab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
is to add	וּבִעֵ֨ר	ū·ḇi·‘êr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1197 burn, consume
wood	עֵצִ֖ים	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
to the fire	עָלֶ֧יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
arrange	וְעָרַ֤ךְ	wə·‘ā·raḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
the burnt offering	הָֽעֹלָ֔ה	hā·‘ō·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5930 whole burnt-offering
on it	עָלֶ֙יהָ֙	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
and burn	וְהִקְטִ֥יר	wə·hiq·ṭîr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
the fat portions	חֶלְבֵ֥י	ḥel·ḇê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2459 fat
of the peace offerings	הַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃	haš·šə·lā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8002 sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering'
on it	עָלֶ֖יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height

Leviticus 6:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The fire	אֵ֗שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
shall be kept burning	תּוּקַ֥ד	tū·qaḏ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3344 be kindled, burn
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
continually	תָּמִ֛יד	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
it must not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be extinguished	תִכְבֶֽה׃ס	ṯiḵ·ḇɛh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out

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Leviticus 6:12 Leviticus 9:24 · Exodus 29:38–42 · Leviticus 1:7–9 · Leviticus 3:3–5 · Nehemiah 13:31 · Leviticus 3:14–16 · Numbers 4:13–14 · Leviticus 3:9–11

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