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It must never go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it shall not go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The fire shall be burning continually on the altar; it shall not [be allowed to] go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fire must be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fire must be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not go out.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The altar fire must always be kept burning--it must never go out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The fire must always be kept burning on the altar and never allowed to go out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The fire is to continue to burn on the altar and is never to be extinguished."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A continual fire must be kept burning on the altar. It must not be extinguished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />fire is continually burning on the altar, it is not quenched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> fire is continually burning on the altar, it is not quenched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Lev 6:6</a></i></font><Rf>The fire shall always burn upon the altar; it shall not go out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This is the perpetual fire which shall never go out on the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This is the perpetual fire which shall never fail upon the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The fire is to be kept burning continuously on the altar; it must not go out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A perpetual fire shall be kept burning on the altar; it shall not go out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall never go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And fire will be constantly burning on the altar and you shall not put it out.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the fire shall always burn on the altar; it shall not be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/6-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=1142" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/6.htm">The Burnt Offering</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>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. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">The fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3344.htm" title="3344: tū·qaḏ (V-Hofal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be kindled, to burn. A primitive root; to burn.">shall be kept burning</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/8548.htm" title="8548: tā·mîḏ (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance; but used only constant; ellipt. The regular sacrifice.">continually;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">it must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3518.htm" title="3518: ṯiḵ·ḇɛh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be quenched or extinguished, to go out. A primitive root; to expire or to extinguish.">be extinguished.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">Exodus 29:38-42</a></span><br />This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-3.htm">Numbers 28:3-8</a></span><br />And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight, / along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Hebrews 10:11-14</a></span><br />Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. / Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:17</a></span><br />Pray without ceasing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a></span><br />May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a></span><br />Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9-11</a></span><br />he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside. / Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">2 Chronicles 13:11</a></span><br />Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The fire shall ever be burning on the altar; it shall never go out.</p><p class="hdg">no references listed for this verse.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Continual</a> <a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">Continuously</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Quenched</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/6-14.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-2.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Continual</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-2.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/numbers/9-16.htm">Continuously</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-17.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-15.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/numbers/11-2.htm">Quenched</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-11.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-1.htm">The trespass offering for sins done wittingly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-8.htm">The law of the burnt offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-14.htm">and of the meat offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-19.htm">The offering at the consecration of a priest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/6-24.htm">The law of the sin offering</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the perpetual nature of the fire on the altar, symbolizing God's eternal presence and the ongoing need for atonement. In the context of the Tabernacle, the altar was central to Israelite worship, representing a place of sacrifice and communion with God. The continuous fire signifies the unending nature of God's covenant with Israel and His readiness to accept offerings. This perpetual fire can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the eternal sacrifice for sin, as referenced in <a href="/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12-14</a>, where Jesus is described as offering one sacrifice for sins forever. The fire's constancy also reflects the need for continual devotion and vigilance in spiritual life, as seen in <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:17</a>, which calls believers to "pray without ceasing."<p><b>it must not be extinguished.</b><br>The command that the fire must not be extinguished underscores the importance of maintaining a constant state of worship and readiness to serve God. Historically, this required the priests to be diligent in their duties, ensuring that the fire was always fueled and tended. This vigilance is a metaphor for spiritual alertness and dedication, as seen in the parable of the ten virgins in <a href="/matthew/25.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a>, where readiness is crucial. Theologically, the unextinguished fire can be seen as a symbol of the Holy Spirit, who empowers and sustains believers, as described in <a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Acts 2:3-4</a>, where the Spirit appears as tongues of fire. This imagery reinforces the idea of God's presence and power being ever-present and active in the lives of His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God, including the instructions for the burnt offerings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron_and_his_sons.htm">Aaron and His Sons</a></b><br>The priests who were responsible for maintaining the altar and ensuring the fire did not go out.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where the altar was located.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>A sacred place for sacrifices and offerings to God, symbolizing His presence and the people's devotion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were to follow these laws as part of their covenant relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/perpetual_worship.htm">Perpetual Worship</a></b><br>Just as the fire on the altar was to be kept burning continually, our worship and devotion to God should be constant and unwavering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/priestly_responsibility.htm">Priestly Responsibility</a></b><br>Like the priests who maintained the altar fire, we have a responsibility to nurture our spiritual lives and keep our faith active.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_god's_presence.htm">Symbol of God's Presence</a></b><br>The continual fire symbolizes God's unending presence and faithfulness, reminding us to remain steadfast in our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_sacrifices.htm">Living Sacrifices</a></b><br>We are called to be living sacrifices, offering our lives in service and devotion to God, much like the offerings on the altar.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The communal aspect of maintaining the fire highlights the importance of community and accountability in our spiritual journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_leviticus_ash_rituals_match_ancient_norms.htm">(Leviticus 6:10-11) Why would such specific rituals for removing and disposing of ashes be necessary, and do these instructions align with or contradict known ancient practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_heb._13_10_contradict_ot_sacrifice_laws.htm">Does Hebrews 13:10's mention of an altar contradict Old Testament laws allowing priests to eat sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/mark_9_49-50__evidence_for_'salted_with_fire'.htm">Mark 9:49-50 - What historical or cultural evidence supports the puzzling concept of everyone being 'salted with fire'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_delay_judging_child_sacrifice.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5 -- If God commands against child sacrifice elsewhere, why would He allow His own people to practice it for so long without immediate judgment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">The fire shall ever be burning.</span>--This fire, which first came down from heaven (<a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm" title="And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed on the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.">Leviticus 9:24</a>), 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 <span class= "bld">of </span>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 (<a href="//apocrypha.org/2_maccabees/1-19.htm" title="For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in an hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men.">2 Maccabees 1:19-22</a>). 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.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/6-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֗שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must be kept burning</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוּקַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(tū·qaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3344.htm">Strong's 3344: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be kindled, to burn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the altar</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">continually;</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִ֛יד</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8548.htm">Strong's 8548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be extinguished.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִכְבֶֽה׃‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiḵ·ḇeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3518.htm">Strong's 3518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be quenched or extinguished, to go out</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/6-13.htm">Leviticus 6:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/6-13.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 6:13 Fire shall be kept burning (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 6:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 6:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/6-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 6:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 6:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>