The fireוְהָאֵשׁonעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַshall be kept burningתּוּקַדon it;בּוֹit shall notלֹאgo out.תִכְבֶּהThe priestהַכֹּהֵןshall burnוּבִעֵרwoodעֵצִיםon itעָלֶיהָevery morning,בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶרarrangeוְעָרַךְthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָהon it,עָלֶיהָand offer up in smokeוְהִקְטִירon itעָלֶיהָthe fatחֶלְבֵיof the peace offerings.הַשְּׁלָמִים
Leviticus 6:12
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With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “kohen” appears- 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.
Where else “boker” appears- arrangeעָרַךְarach
arrange
To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.
Where else “arach” appears- the burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- and offer up in smokeהִקְטִירhiktir
burn up
To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.
Where else “hiktir” appears- 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).
Where else “shelamim” appears
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.