New International Version
Leviticus 6:12
12The 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it.
Context of Leviticus 6:12
10The priest shall then put on his linen clothes, with linen undergarments next to his body, and shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar. 11Then he is to take off these clothes and put on others, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean. 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. 13The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out. 14“ ‘These are the regulations for the grain offering: Aaron’s sons are to bring it before the Lord, in front of the altar.
Read all of Leviticus 6Leviticus 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 9:24Fire 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.
- Numbers 4:13“They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it.
- Mark 9:48where “ ‘the worms that eat them do not die, and the fire is not quenched.’
- Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.
- Leviticus 1:7The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
- Leviticus 3:3From the fellowship offering you are to bring a food offering to the Lord: the internal organs and all the fat that is connected to them,
- Exodus 29:38“This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old.
- Nehemiah 13:31I also made provision for contributions of wood at designated times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me with favor, my God.
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
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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
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