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

10In the morning, after the priest on duty has put on his official linen clothing and linen undergarments, he must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering and put them beside the altar. 11Then he must take off these garments, change back into his regular clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean. 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. 13Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out. 14“These are the instructions regarding the grain offering. Aaron’s sons must present this offering to 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 9:24Fire blazed forth from the Lord’s presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground.
• Numbers 4:13“They must remove the ashes from the altar for sacrifices and cover the altar with a purple cloth.
• Mark 9:48‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’
• Hebrews 10:27There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.
• Leviticus 1:7The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar.
• Leviticus 3:3The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
• Exodus 29:38“These are the sacrifices you are to offer regularly on the altar. Each day, offer two lambs that are a year old,
• Nehemiah 13:31I also made sure that the supply of wood for the altar and the first portions of the harvest were brought at the proper times. Remember this in my favor, O 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

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