Leviticus 6
Commentary from 5 fathers
Charge Aaron and his sons, saying, This [is] the law of whole-burnt-offering; this is the whole-burnt-offering in its burning on the altar all the night till the morning; and the fire of the altar shall burn on it, it shall not be put out.
ἔντειλαι ᾿Ααρὼν καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ, λέγων· οὗτος ὁ νόμος τῆς ὁλοκαυτώσεως· αὐτὴ ἡ ὁλοκαύτωσις ἐπὶ τῆς καύσεως αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἕως τὸ πρωΐ, καὶ τὸ πῦρ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καυθήσεται ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῦ, οὐ σβεσθήσεται.
дꙋша̀ ꙗ҆́же а҆́ще согрѣши́тъ, и҆ презрѣ́въ пре́зритъ за́пѡвѣди гдⷭ҇нѧ, и҆ солже́тъ къ дрꙋ́гꙋ ѡ҆ вда́нїи, и҆лѝ ѡ҆ ѻ҆́бщинѣ, и҆лѝ ѡ҆ хище́нїи, и҆лѝ преѡби́дѣ чи́мъ бли́жнѧго,
And he shall put off his robe, and put on another robe, and he shall take forth the offering that has been burnt without the camp into a clean place.
καὶ ἐκδύσεται τὴν στολὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐνδύσεται στολὴν ἄλλην, καὶ ἐξοίσει τὴν κατακάρπωσιν ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς εἰς τόπον καθαρόν.
и҆ бꙋ́детъ є҆гда̀ согрѣши́тъ и҆ престꙋ́питъ, и҆ ѿда́стъ похище́ное, є҆́же похи́ти, и҆лѝ ѡ҆би́дꙋ, є҆́юже преѡби́дѣ, и҆лѝ вда́нїе, є҆́же вдано̀ бы́сть є҆мꙋ̀, и҆лѝ поги́бшее, є҆́же ѡ҆брѣ́те:
And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it and shall not be extinguished; and the priest shall burn on it wood every morning, and shall heap on it the whole-burnt-offering, and shall lay on it the fat of the peace-offering.
καὶ πῦρ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον καυθήσεται ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ σβεσθήσεται, καὶ καύσει ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῦ ὁ ἱερεὺς ξύλα τὸ πρωΐ πρωΐ· καὶ στοιβάσει ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῦ τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν καὶ ἐπιθήσει ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸ τὸ στέαρ τοῦ σωτηρίου·
ѿ всѧ́кїѧ ве́щи, є҆ѧ́же ра́ди клѧ́сѧ въ непра́вдꙋ, и҆ да ѿда́стъ са́мое то̀ и҆́стое, и҆ пѧ́тꙋю ча́сть свою̀ приложи́тъ ктомꙋ̀: є҆гѡ́же є҆́сть, томꙋ̀ да ѿда́стъ, во́ньже де́нь ѡ҆бличи́тсѧ:
Some think that the precepts of the Old Testament are stricter than those of the New; but these are certainly deceived by careless consideration. For in the Old Testament, not avarice but robbery is punished. There, property unjustly taken is punished by fourfold restitution. But here this rich man is not blamed for taking what belonged to others, but for not giving what was his own.
40 Homilies on the Gospels, Homily 40
And the fire shall always burn on the altar; it shall not be extinguished.
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и҆ ѡ҆ престꙋпле́нїи свое́мъ да принесе́тъ гдⷭ҇ꙋ ѻ҆вна̀ ѿ ѻ҆ве́цъ непоро́чна, цѣно́ю въ не́мже прегрѣшѝ:
This is the law of the sacrifice, which the sons of Aaron shall bring near before the Lord, before the altar.
и҆ да помо́литсѧ жре́цъ ѡ҆ не́мъ пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ, и҆ ѡ҆ста́витсѧ є҆мꙋ̀ за є҆ди́но ѿ всѣ́хъ, ꙗ҆̀же сотворѝ и҆ престꙋпѝ въ не́мъ.
And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour of the sacrifice with its oil, and with all its frankincense, which are upon the sacrifice; and he shall offer up on the altar a burnt-offering as a sweet-smelling savour, a memorial of it to the Lord.
καὶ ἀφελεῖ ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ τῇ δρακὶ ἀπὸ τῆς σεμιδάλεως τῆς θυσίας σὺν τῷ ἐλαίῳ αὐτῆς καὶ σὺν παντὶ τῷ λιβάνῳ αὐτῆς τὰ ὄντα ἐπὶ τῆς θυσίας καὶ ἀνοίσει ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον κάρπωμα, ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας, τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῆς τῷ Κυρίῳ.
И҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь къ мѡѷсе́ю, гл҃ѧ:
And Aaron and his sons shall eat that which is left of it: it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place, they shall eat it in the court of the tabernacle of witness.
τὸ δὲ καταλειφθὲν ἀπ᾿ αὐτῆς ἔδεται ᾿Ααρὼν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ· ἄζυμα βρωθήσεται ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ, ἐν αὐλῇ τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἔδονται αὐτήν.
заповѣ́ждь а҆арѡ́нꙋ и҆ сынѡ́мъ є҆гѡ̀, глаго́лѧ: се́й зако́нъ всесожже́нїѧ: сїѐ всесожже́нїе на горѣ́нїи є҆гѡ̀ на ѻ҆лтарѝ всю̀ но́щь до заꙋ́тра, и҆ ѻ҆́гнь ѻ҆лтарѧ̀ да гори́тъ на не́мъ, и҆ не ᲂу҆гаса́етъ:
That fire is perpetual that is never extinguished on the altar. The altar of God is our heart. Fire must always burn in it, for the flame of charity must always burn on it for God. Day by day, the priest puts wood on the fire, lest it go out. Everyone who has faith in Christ has been made a member of the high priest. The apostle Peter says to all the faithful, “You are an elect people, a royal priesthood.” The apostle John says, “You have made us a kingdom and a priesthood for our God.” The priest who feeds the fire on the altar and puts wood on it each day is each one of the faithful. To keep the flame of charity from going out in himself, he does not cease to gather both the examples of the elders and the testimonies of Holy Scripture. To call to mind the examples of the fathers or the precepts of the Lord in the practice of charity is to put fuel on the fire. Since this inner newness of ours grows old in the daily living of life, wood must be used to feed that fire. While the fire grows dim as we age, it grows bright again through the testimonies and examples of the fathers. And the command is good, to gather wood each day in the morning. This cannot be done except when the night of darkness is banished. Since morning is the first part of the day and comes when we have put off thoughts of this present life, each of the faithful should think of this task first so that the practice of charity can inflame whatever is just about to die out in him, by the efforts he can make. For that fire on the altar of God— that is, in our hearts—is soon extinguished unless it is carefully maintained by the examples of the fathers and the testimonies of the Lord. Exposition of the Old and New Testament, Leviticus
That fire is perpetual that is never extinguished on the altar. The altar of God is our heart. Fire must always burn in it, for the flame of charity must always burn on it for God. Day by day, the priest puts wood on the fire, lest it go out. Everyone who has faith in Christ has been made a member of the high priest. The apostle Peter says to all the faithful, “You are an elect people, a royal priesthood.” The apostle John says, “You have made us a kingdom and a priesthood for our God.” The priest who feeds the fire on the altar and puts wood on it each day is each one of the faithful. To keep the flame of charity from going out in himself, he does not cease to gather both the examples of the elders and the testimonies of Holy Scripture. To call to mind the examples of the fathers or the precepts of the Lord in the practice of charity is to put fuel on the fire. Since this inner newness of ours grows old in the daily living of life, wood must be used to feed that fire. While the fire grows dim as we age, it grows bright again through the testimonies and examples of the fathers. And the command is good, to gather wood each day in the morning. This cannot be done except when the night of darkness is banished. Since morning is the first part of the day and comes when we have put off thoughts of this present life, each of the faithful should think of this task first so that the practice of charity can inflame whatever is just about to die out in him, by the efforts he can make. For that fire on the altar of God—that is, in our hearts—is soon extinguished unless it is carefully maintained by the examples of the fathers and the testimonies of the Lord.
Exposition of the Old and New Testament, Leviticus 5
A holocaust is burned on the altar when a good work is performed with the burning fire of charity in the heart of any elect person who is devoted to God completely (that is, with both body and soul). This is done all night until the morning when one does not cease to persevere in good works throughout all the time of his life, until one is taken from the body and merits seeing the morning of the world to come. The fire will be on the same altar, because we ought to be burning with that charity alone which the Lord gives to his church through the Holy Spirit.
On the Tabernacle 2.11
It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as a portion to them of the burnt-offerings of the Lord: it is most holy, as the offering for sin, and as the offering for trespass.
οὐ πεφθήσεται ἐζυμωμένη· μερίδα αὐτὴν ἔδωκα αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ τῶν καρπωμάτων Κυρίου· ἅγια ἁγίων ἐστίν, ὥσπερ τὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ ὥσπερ τὸ τῆς πλημμελείας.
и҆ да ѡ҆блече́тсѧ жре́цъ въ срачи́цꙋ {Гре́ч.: хїтѡ́нъ.} льнѧ́нꙋ, и҆ надра̑ги льнѧ̑ны да возвлече́тъ на тѣ́ло своѐ, и҆ да и҆знесе́тъ прино́съ, є҆го́же а҆́ще и҆зжже́тъ ѻ҆́гнь всесожже́нїѧ ѿ ѻ҆лтарѧ̀, и҆ да поста́витъ бли́з̾ ѻ҆лтарѧ̀:
The priest who offers the holocaust is the Lord who is himself accustomed to kindle in us the fire of his charity and through it to make the sacrifices of our good actions acceptable to himself. And he is clothed in linen garments when he does these things because, in order that he may excite us to works of virtue, he sets before us the examples of his own incarnation, passion and death, which can be signified by linen, as we have frequently said.
On the Tabernacle 2.11
Every male of the priests shall eat it: it is a perpetual ordinance throughout your generations of the burnt-offerings of the Lord; whosoever shall touch them shall be hallowed.
πᾶν ἀρσενικὸν τῶν ἱερέων ἔδονται αὐτήν· νόμιμον αἰώνιον εἰς τὰς γενεὰς ὑμῶν ἀπὸ τῶν καρπωμάτων Κυρίου. πᾶς ὃς ἐὰν ἅψηται αὐτῶν, ἁγιασθήσεται.
и҆ да совлече́тъ ри̑зы своѧ̑, и҆ да ѡ҆блече́тсѧ въ ри̑зы и҆́ны, и҆ да и҆знесе́тъ прино́съ внѣ̀ полка̀ на мѣ́сто чи́сто:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν λέγων·
и҆ ѻ҆́гнь на ѻ҆лтарѝ да гори́тъ на не́мъ и҆ не ᲂу҆гаса́етъ: и҆ да возжже́тъ на не́мъ жре́цъ дрова̀ по всѧ̑ ᲂу҆́тра, и҆ да воскладе́тъ на́нь всесожже́нїе, и҆ да возложи́тъ на́нь тꙋ́къ спасе́нїѧ:
This is the gift of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer to the Lord in the day in which thou shalt anoint him; the tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sacrifice continually, the half of it in the morning, and the half of it in the evening.
τοῦτο τὸ δῶρον ᾿Ααρὼν καὶ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ, ὃ προσοίσουσι Κυρίῳ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ᾗ ἂν χρίσῃς αὐτόν· τὸ δέκατον τοῦ οἰφὶ σεμιδάλεως εἰς θυσίαν διὰ παντός, τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτῆς τὸ πρωΐ, καὶ τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτῆς τὸ δειλινόν.
и҆ ѻ҆́гнь всегда̀ да гори́тъ на ѻ҆лтарѝ, не ᲂу҆гаса́етъ:
It shall be made with oil in a frying-pan; he shall offer it kneaded [and] in rolls, an offering of fragments, an offering of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
ἐπὶ τηγάνου ἐν ἐλαίῳ ποιηθήσεται, πεφυραμένην οἴσει αὐτήν, ἑλικτά, θυσίαν ἐκ κλασμάτων, θυσίαν εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας Κυρίῳ.
се́й зако́нъ же́ртвы, ю҆́же принесꙋ́тъ сы́нове а҆арѡ̑ни жерцы̀ пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ, прѧ́мѡ ѻ҆лтарѧ̀:
The anointed priest who is in his place, [one] of his sons, shall offer it: it is a perpetual statute, it shall all be consumed.
ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ χριστὸς ἀντ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ ποιήσει αὐτήν· νόμος αἰώνιος, ἅπαν ἐπιτελεσθήσεται.
и҆ да во́зметъ ѿ негѡ̀ (жре́цъ) го́рсть мꙋкѝ пшени́чны же́ртвенныѧ съ є҆ле́емъ є҆ѧ̀ и҆ со всѣ́мъ лїва́номъ є҆ѧ̀, сꙋ́щими на же́ртвѣ: и҆ да вознесе́тъ на ѻ҆лта́рь прино́съ въ воню̀ благово́нїѧ, въ па́мѧть є҆ѧ̀ гдⷭ҇ꙋ:
And every sacrifice of a priest shall be thoroughly burnt, and shall not be eaten.
καὶ πᾶσα θυσία ἱερέως ὁλόκαυτος ἔσται καὶ οὐ βρωθήσεται.
ѡ҆ста́вшеесѧ же ѿ неѧ̀ снѣ́стъ а҆арѡ́нъ и҆ сы́нове є҆гѡ̀: прѣ̑сна да снѣдѧ́тсѧ въ мѣ́стѣ ст҃ѣ, въ притво́рѣ ски́нїи свидѣ́нїѧ да снѣдѧ́тъ ѧ҆̀:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν λέγων·
да не и҆спече́тсѧ ква́сна: ча́сть сїю̀ да́хъ и҆̀мъ ѿ прино́сѡвъ гдⷭ҇нихъ: ст҃а̑ѧ ст҃ы́хъ сꙋ́ть, ꙗ҆́коже є҆́же ѡ҆ грѣсѣ̀, и҆ ꙗ҆́коже є҆́же ѡ҆ престꙋпле́нїи:
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin-offering;-- in the place where they slay the whole-burnt-offering, they shall slay the sin-offerings before the Lord: they are most holy.
λάλησον ᾿Ααρὼν καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ λέγων· οὗτος ὁ νόμος τῆς ἁμαρτίας· ἐν τόπῳ, οὗ σφάζουσι τὸ ὁλοκαύτωμα, σφάξουσι τὰ περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ἔναντι Κυρίου· ἅγια ἁγίων ἐστίν.
всѧ́къ мꙋ́жескъ по́лъ жре́ческъ да снѣдѧ́тъ ю҆̀: зако́ннѡ вѣ́чнѡ въ ро́ды ва́шѧ ѿ принѡ́съ гдⷭ҇нихъ: всѧ́къ, и҆́же а҆́ще прико́снетсѧ и҆̀мъ, ѡ҆ст҃и́тсѧ.
The priest that offers it shall eat it: in a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of witness.
ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ ἀναφέρων αὐτὴν ἔδεται αὐτήν· ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ βρωθήσεται, ἐν αὐλῇ τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου.
И҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь къ мѡѷсе́ю, гл҃ѧ:
Every one that touches the flesh of it shall be holy, and on whosesoever garment any of its blood shall have been sprinkled, whosoever shall have it sprinkled, shall be washed in the holy place.
πᾶς ὁ ἁπτόμενος τῶν κρεῶν αὐτῆς ἁγιασθήσεται· καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν ἐπιρραντισθῇ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον, ὃς ἐὰν ῥαντισθῇ ἐπ᾿ αὐτό, πλυθήσεται ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ.
се́й да́ръ а҆арѡ́нꙋ и҆ сынѡ́мъ є҆гѡ̀, є҆го́же принесꙋ́тъ гдⷭ҇ꙋ въ де́нь, во́ньже а҆́ще пома́жеши є҆го̀: десѧ́тꙋю ча́сть мѣ́ры є҆́фї мꙋкѝ пшени́чны въ же́ртвꙋ всегда̀, по́лъ є҆ѧ̀ заꙋ́тра и҆ по́лъ є҆ѧ̀ въ ве́черъ:
And the earthen vessel, in whichsoever it shall have been sodden, shall be broken; and if it shall have been sodden in a brazen vessel, he shall scour it and wash it with water.
καὶ σκεῦος ὀστράκινον, οὗ ἐὰν ἑψηθῇ ἐν αὐτῷ, συντριβήσεται· ἐὰν δὲ ἐν σκεύει χαλκῷ ἑψηθῇ, ἐκτρίψει αὐτὸ καὶ ἐκκλύσει ὕδατι.
на сковрадѣ̀ въ є҆ле́и да сотвори́тсѧ, спрѧ́женꙋ да принесе́тъ ю҆̀ витꙋ́ю же́ртвꙋ ѿ ᲂу҆крꙋ́хѡвъ, же́ртвꙋ въ воню̀ благово́нїѧ гдⷭ҇ꙋ:
Every male among the priests shall eat it: it is most holy to the Lord.
πᾶς ἄρσην ἐν τοῖς ἱερεῦσι φάγεται αὐτά· ἅγια ἁγίων ἐστὶ Κυρίῳ.
жре́цъ пома́занный, и҆́же вмѣ́стѡ є҆гѡ̀ ѿ сынѡ́въ є҆гѡ̀, да сотвори́тъ ю҆̀: зако́ннѡ вѣ́чнѡ, всѐ да соверши́тсѧ:
And no offerings for sin, of whose blood there shall be brought any into the tabernacle of witness to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten: they shall be burned with fire.
καὶ πάντα τὰ περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ὧν ἐὰν εἰσενεχθῇ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἐξιλάσασθαι ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ, οὐ βρωθήσεται· ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται. * Leviticus
и҆ всѧ́ка же́ртва жре́ческа всесожже́нна да бꙋ́детъ и҆ да не снѣ́стсѧ.
And the priest shall put on the linen tunic, and he shall put the linen drawers on his body; and shall take away that which has been thoroughly burnt, which the fire shall have consumed, even the whole-burnt-offering from the altar, and he shall put it near the altar.
καὶ ἐνδύσεται ὁ ἱερεὺς χιτῶνα λινοῦν καὶ περισκελὲς λινοῦν ἐνδύσεται περὶ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀφελεῖ τὴν κατακάρπωσιν, ἣν ἂν καταναλώσῃ τὸ πῦρ, τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν, ἀπὸ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου, καὶ παραθήσει αὐτὸ ἐχόμενον τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου.
и҆лѝ ѡ҆брѣ́те погꙋбле́ное, и҆ солже́тъ ѡ҆ не́мъ, и҆ клене́тсѧ въ непра́вдꙋ ѡ҆ є҆ди́нѣмъ ѿ всѣ́хъ, ꙗ҆̀же а҆́ще сотвори́тъ человѣ́къ ꙗ҆́кѡ согрѣши́ти въ ни́хъ: