The Meaning of Leviticus 6:13 Explained

Leviticus 6:13

KJV: The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

YLT: fire is continually burning on the altar, it is not quenched.

Darby: A continual fire shall be kept burning on the altar: it shall never go out.

ASV: Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The fire  shall ever  be burning  upon the altar;  it shall never go out. 

What does Leviticus 6:13 Mean?

Study Notes

The Fire
. Here the fire expresses also the undying devotedness of Christ.

Context Summary

Leviticus 6:8-23 - Law Of The Burned-Offering
Notice well the teaching of this paragraph, which has special reference to the fire, which was to be kept always burning upon the altar. Thrice is the injunction repeated, Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:12-13. As it originally descended from God, Leviticus 9:24, so it was to be ever maintained by the watchful care of the priests. It is interesting to notice that a different Hebrew word is used for the fire that burned on the great brazen altar within the sacred enclosure from that which consumed the sin-offering without the camp, Leviticus 4:12. That symbolized the wrath of God against sin, while this symbolizes His love and grace, which descend to burn in human hearts. The Apostle was very conscious of the latter when he said: "The love of Christ constraineth us." Whenever you feel the glow of that fire in your heart be sure to nurse it. Ask that it may burn hotly. See Song of Solomon 8:6. It must be fed by the continual fuel of God's Word, consumed and absorbed in meditation. But remember the teaching of the latter part of this paragraph: Only holy souls may partake aught of the Heavenly Bread. "Let a man examine himself!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 6

1  The trespass offering for sins done wittingly
8  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

What do the individual words in Leviticus 6:13 mean?

A fire shall always be burning on the altar never it shall go out -
אֵ֗שׁ תָּמִ֛יד תּוּקַ֥ד עַל־ הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֹ֥א תִכְבֶֽה‪‬ ס

אֵ֗שׁ  A  fire 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
תָּמִ֛יד  shall  always 
Parse: Adverb
Root: תָּמִיד  
Sense: continuity, perpetuity, to stretch.
תּוּקַ֥ד  be  burning 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָקַד 
Sense: to burn, kindle, be kindled.
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
לֹ֥א  never 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִכְבֶֽה‪‬  it  shall  go  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: כָּבָה  
Sense: to quench, put out, be put out, be quenched, be extinguished.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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