Leviticus 6:12

“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, arrange the burnt offering on it, and offer up in smoke on it the fat of the peace offerings.”

Leviticus 6:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 6:12, word by word

The fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

Where else “mizbeach” appears
shall be kept burningתּוּקַדtukad

burn

To burn and stay alive like a fire that does not go out.

Where else “tukad” appears
go outתִכְבֶּהtichbe

go out, quench

Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.

Where else “tichbe” appears
The priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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shall burnבִעֵרvier

burn

For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.

Where else “vier” appears
woodעֵצִיםetsim

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

Where else “etsim” appears
every morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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arrangeעָרַךְarach

arrange

To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.

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the burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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and offer up in smokeהִקְטִירhiktir

burn up

To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.

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the fatחֶלְבֵיchelve

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

Where else “chelve” appears
of the peace offeringsשְּׁלָמִיםshelamim

peace offerings

Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).

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The context

11Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments, and bring out the ashes to outside the camp, to a clean place.

12 · This verse (above)

13Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it shall not go out.

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