Leviticus 6:12

Leviticus 6:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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 every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.

Context of Leviticus 6:12

10The priest is to put on his linen robe, with his linen undergarments next to his body. Then he shall take up the ashes of the burnt offering which the fire has consumed on the altar and put them beside the altar. 11Then he shall take off his garments and put on something else, and take the ashes outside the camp to a (ceremonially) clean place. The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it shall not [be allowed to] go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and offer the fat portions of the peace offerings up in smoke on it. 13The fire shall be burning continually on the altar; it shall not [be allowed to] go out. 14‘Now this is the law of the grain offering: the sons of Aaron shall present it before the Lord in front of the altar.

Leviticus 6:12 word by word

וְהָאֵ֨שׁ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַ תּֽוּקַד־בּוֹ֙ לֹ֣א תִכְבֶּ֔ה וּבִעֵ֨ר עָלֶ֧יהָ הַכֹּהֵ֛ן עֵצִ֖ים בַּבֹּ֣קֶר בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וְעָרַ֤ךְ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ הָֽעֹלָ֔ה וְהִקְטִ֥יר עָלֶ֖יהָ חֶלְבֵ֥י הַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• shall be burningיָקַדyâqad · to burnH3344
• in it; it shall not be put outכָּבָהkâbâh · to quenchH3518
• and the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall burnבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• on it every morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and lay the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• in orderעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• upon it; and he shall burnקָטַרqâţar · to offer: burnH6999
• thereon the fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• of the peace offeringsשֶׁ֫לֶםshelem · peace offeringH8002

Cross-references for Leviticus 6:12

• Leviticus 9:24Then fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell face downward [in awe and worship].
• Numbers 4:13Then they shall clean away the ashes from the altar [of burnt offering], and spread a purple cloth over it.
• Mark 9:48where their worm [that feeds on the dead] does not die, and the fire is not put out.
• Hebrews 10:27but a kind of awful and terrifying expectation of [divine] judgment and the fury of a fire and burning wrath which will consume the adversaries [those who put themselves in opposition to God].
• Leviticus 1:7The sons of Aaron the [high] priest shall put fire on the altar [of burnt offering] and arrange wood on the fire.
• Leviticus 3:3From the sacrifice of the peace offerings, an offering by fire to the Lord, he shall present the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat which is on the entrails,
• Exodus 29:38“Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two one year old lambs shall be offered each day, continuously.
• Nehemiah 13:31and I provided for the wood offering at appointed times and for the first fruits. O my God, [please] remember me for good [and imprint me on Your heart].

Commentaries on Leviticus 6:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The daily sacrifice of a lamb is chiefly referred to. The priest must take care of the fire upon the altar. The first fire upon the altar came from heaven, ch. 9:24; by keeping that up continually, all their sacrifices might be said to be consumed with the fire from heaven, in token of God's acceptance. Thus should the fire of our holy affections, the exercise of our faith and love, of prayer and praise, be without ceasing.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13This 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-139. Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This ... law of the burnt offering--In this passage Moses received instructions to be delivered to the priests respecting their official duties, and first the burnt offering--Hebrew, "a sacrifice, which went up in smoke." The daily service consisted of two lambs, one offered in the morning at sunrise, the other in the evening, when the day began to decline. Both of them were consumed on the altar by means of a slow…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 6:12

• Offerings
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Peace offerings
• Appertain
• Festivals, Religious
• Priest
• Sinoffering
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Fire
• Genesis

Commentaries on Leviticus 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings