Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall not go out, but the priest shall burn wood on it every morning; and he shall lay out the burnt offering on it, and offer up in smoke the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.

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.

Holman Bible

The fire on the altar is to be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest will burn wood on the fire. He is to arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat portions from the fellowship offerings on it.

International Standard Version

The fire on the altar is to be kept burning continuously without being extinguished. The priest is to burn wood on it every morning, arrange burnt offerings over it, and then burn the fat contained in the peace offerings over it.

A Conservative Version

And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning on it; 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 the fat of the peace-offerings o

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.

Amplified

The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it shall not [be allowed to] go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and offer the fat portions of the peace offerings up in smoke on it.

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.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And the fire upon the altar shall burn in it; and it shall not go out: and the priest burnt wood upon it in the morning, in the morning, and he arranged upon it the burnt-offering; and burnt upon it the fat of the peace.

King James 2000

And the fire upon the altar shall be 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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

but the fire on the altar must be kept burning on it; it must not be quenched. And the priest must burn wood {every morning} on it, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it, and he shall turn into smoke the fat portions of the fellowship offerings on it.

Modern King James verseion

And the fire on 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 on it. And he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The fire that is upon the altar shall burn therein and not go out. And the priest shall put wood on the fire every morning, and put the burnt sacrifice upon it, and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

NET Bible

but the fire which is on the altar must be kept burning on it. It must not be extinguished. So the priest must kindle wood on it morning by morning, and he must arrange the burnt offering on it and offer the fat of the peace offering up in smoke on it.

New Heart 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: and he shall lay the burnt offering in order upon it, and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.

The Emphasized Bible

And, the fire on the altar, shall be kept burning therein, it shall not be suffered to go out, but the priest shall kindle up thereon pieces of wood, morning by morning, - and shall set in order thereupon the ascending-sacrifice, and shall make a perfume thereon with the fat-pieces of the peace-offerings:

Webster

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

Youngs 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the fire
אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

upon the altar
מזבּח 
Mizbeach 
Usage: 401

יקד 
Yaqad 
Usage: 9

in it it shall not be put out
כּבה 
Kabah 
Usage: 24

and the priest
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

בּער 
Ba`ar 
Usage: 94

on it every morning
בּקר 
Boqer 
Usage: 214

and lay the burnt offering
עולה עלה 
`olah 
Usage: 288

in order
ערך 
`arak 
Usage: 76

upon it and he shall burn
קטר 
Qatar 
Usage: 116

thereon the fat
חלב חלב 
Cheleb 
Usage: 92

Context Readings

Additional Laws For Burnt Offerings

11 He will take off these clothes and put on some others. He will take the ashes to a clean place outside the camp. 12 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall not go out, but the priest shall burn wood on it every morning; and he shall lay out the burnt offering on it, and offer up in smoke the fat portions of the peace offerings on it. 13 The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out.

Cross References

Exodus 29:38-42

Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two one year old lambs each day, continuously.

Leviticus 1:7-9

The sons of the priest Aaron will start a fire on the altar and lay the wood on the fire.

Leviticus 3:3-5

Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides as a sacrifice of the peace offering made by fire to Jehovah.

Leviticus 3:9-11

Take the fat from the fellowship offering and offer it by fire to Jehovah. Remove all the fat from the tail and the fat that covers the internal organs.

Leviticus 3:14-16

Offer all of the fat on the animal's insides.

Leviticus 9:24

Fire came out from Jehovah's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar. As soon as all the people saw this, they shouted and bowed with their faces touching the ground.

Numbers 4:13-14

After they take the ashes away, they will spread a purple cloth over the altar.

Nehemiah 13:31

And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.

Mark 9:48-49

(For the worm does not die and the fire is not quenched. Questionable passage.)

Hebrews 10:27

But there remains a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fiery indignation, which will devour God's enemies.

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