Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out. New Living Translation Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out. English Standard Version Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out. Berean Standard Bible The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished. King James Bible The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. New King James Version A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out. New American Standard Bible Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out. NASB 1995 ‘Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out. NASB 1977 ‘Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out. Legacy Standard Bible Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it shall not go out. Amplified Bible The fire shall be burning continually on the altar; it shall not [be allowed to] go out. Christian Standard Bible Fire must be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not go out. Holman Christian Standard Bible Fire must be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not go out.” American Standard Version Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And fire will be constantly burning on the altar and you shall not put it out. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the fire shall always burn on the altar; it shall not be extinguished. Contemporary English Version The altar fire must always be kept burning--it must never go out. Douay-Rheims Bible This is the perpetual fire which shall never go out on the altar. English Revised Version Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out. GOD'S WORD® Translation The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out. Good News Translation The fire must always be kept burning on the altar and never allowed to go out. International Standard Version The fire is to continue to burn on the altar and is never to be extinguished." JPS Tanakh 1917 Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out. Literal Standard Version fire is continually burning on the altar, it is not quenched. Majority Standard Bible The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished. New American Bible The fire is to be kept burning continuously on the altar; it must not go out. NET Bible A continual fire must be kept burning on the altar. It must not be extinguished. New Revised Standard Version A perpetual fire shall be kept burning on the altar; it shall not go out. New Heart English Bible Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out. Webster's Bible Translation The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. World English Bible Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out. Young's Literal Translation fire is continually burning on the altar, it is not quenched. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Burnt Offering…12The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it. 13The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished. Cross References Leviticus 6:9 "Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. Leviticus 6:12 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it. Leviticus 6:14 Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron's sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar. Ezekiel 40:46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him." Treasury of Scripture The fire shall ever be burning on the altar; it shall never go out. no references listed for this verse. Jump to Previous Altar Burning Continual Continually Continuously Fire Kept Quenched TimesJump to Next Altar Burning Continual Continually Continuously Fire Kept Quenched TimesLeviticus 6 1. The trespass offering for sins done wittingly8. The law of the burnt offering 14. and of the meat offering 19. The offering at the consecration of a priest 24. The law of the sin offering (13) The fire shall ever be burning.--This fire, which first came down from heaven (Leviticus 9:24), was to be continually fed with the fuel especially provided by the congregation, and with the daily burnt offerings. During the second Temple, this perpetual fire consisted of three parts or separate piles of wood on the same altar: on the largest one the daily sacrifice was burnt; the second, which was called the pile of incense, supplied the fire for the censers to burn the morning and evening incense; and the third was the perpetual fire from which the other two portions were fed. It never was quenched till the destruction of the Temple by Nebuchadnezzar. Indeed, we are positively assured that the pious priests who were carried captives into Persia concealed it in a pit, where it remained till the time of Nehemiah, when it was restored to the altar (2 Maccabees 1:19-22). The authorities in the time of Christ, however, assure us that the perpetual fire was one of the five things wanting in the second Temple. Hebrew The fireאֵ֗שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire must be kept burning תּוּקַ֥ד (tū·qaḏ) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3344: To be kindled, to burn on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar continually; תָּמִ֛יד (tā·mîḏ) Adverb Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice it must not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be extinguished. תִכְבֶֽה׃ (ṯiḵ·ḇeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3518: To be quenched or extinguished, to go out Links Leviticus 6:13 NIVLeviticus 6:13 NLT Leviticus 6:13 ESV Leviticus 6:13 NASB Leviticus 6:13 KJV Leviticus 6:13 BibleApps.com Leviticus 6:13 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 6:13 Chinese Bible Leviticus 6:13 French Bible Leviticus 6:13 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 6:13 Fire shall be kept burning (Le Lv Lev.) |