Leviticus 6:12 “The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguish…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning. He shall lay the burnt offering in order upon it, and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.

American Standard Version

And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereon, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall burn thereon the fat of the peace-offerings.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the fire vpon the altar shall burne thereon and neuer be put out: wherefore the Priest shall burne wood on it euery morning, and lay the burnt offering in order vpon it, and he shall burne thereon the fat of the peace offrings.

Darby Translation

And the fire upon 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 upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace-offerings.

Young's Literal Translation

'And the fire on the altar is burning on it, it is not quenched, and the priest hath burned on it wood morning by morning, and hath arranged on it the burnt-offering, and hath made perfume on it [with] the fat of the peace-offerings;

Bible in Basic English

The fire on the altar is to be kept burning; it is never to go out; every morning the priest is to put wood on it, placing the burned offering in order on it, and there the fat of the peace-offering is to be burned.

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Cross references

“the fire”

Leviticus 9:24 Hebrews 10:27 Numbers 4:13 Numbers 4:14 Mark 9:48 Mark 9:49

Leviticus 9:24 · BSB

Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.

Hebrews 10:27 · BSB

but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

Numbers 4:13 · BSB

Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,

Numbers 4:14 · BSB

and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.

Mark 9:48 · BSB

where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’

Mark 9:49 · BSB

For everyone will be salted with fire.

“burn wood”

Exodus 29:38–42 Leviticus 1:7–9 Leviticus 3:3–5 Nehemiah 13:31 Leviticus 3:9–11 Leviticus 3:14–16

Exodus 29:38–42 · BSB

This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.

Leviticus 1:7–9 · BSB

The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

Leviticus 3:3–5 · BSB

From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

Nehemiah 13:31 · BSB

I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.

Leviticus 3:9–11 · BSB

And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

Leviticus 3:14–16 · BSB

And from his offering he shall present a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place.

13The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.

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