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Fireאֵשׁshall be kept burningתּוּקַדcontinuallyתָּמִידonעַלthe altar;הַמִּזְבֵּחַit shall notלֹאgo out.תִכְבֶה
Leviticus 6:13
Study it in the app“Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it shall not go out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 6:13, word by word
- Fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- shall be kept burningתּוּקַדtukad
burn
To burn and stay alive like a fire that does not go out.
Where else “tukad” appears- continuallyתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- go outתִכְבֶהtichve
go out, quench
Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.
Where else “tichve” appears
The context
12The 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14This is the instruction for the grain offering: the sons of Aaron shall present it before YHWH, in front of the altar.