Leviticus
Leviticus 6:12
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.