Leviticus 6:12
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And the fire on the altar shall always burn, and the priest shall feed it, putting wood on it every day in the morning: and laying on the holocaust, shall burn thereupon the fat of the peace offerings.

the fire

Leviticus 9:24 And, behold, a fire, coming forth from the Lord, devoured the holocaust, and the fat that was upon the altar: which when the multitude saw, they praised the Lord, falling on their faces.

Numbers 4:13,14 They shall cleanse the altar also from the ashes, and shall wrap it up in a purple cloth, . . .

Mark 9:48,49 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished. . . .

Hebrews 10:27 But a certain dreadful expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire which shall consume the adversaries.

burn wood

Leviticus 1:7-9 And shall put fire on the altar, having before laid in order a pile of wood. . . .

Leviticus 3:3-5,9-11,14-16 And they shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings, for an oblation to the Lord: the fat that covereth the entrails, and all the fat that is within, . . .

Exodus 29:38-42 This is what thou shalt sacrifice upon the altar: Two lambs of a year old every day continually, . . .

Nehemiah 13:31 And for the offering of wood at times appointed, and for the firstfruits: remember me, O my God, unto good. Amen.

Context
The Burnt Offering
11Shall put off his former vestments, and being clothed with others, shall carry them forth without the camp, and shall cause them to be consumed to dust in a very clean place. 12And the fire on the altar shall always burn, and the priest shall feed it, putting wood on it every day in the morning: and laying on the holocaust, shall burn thereupon the fat of the peace offerings.13This is the perpetual fire which shall never go out on the altar.…
Cross References
Leviticus 3:5
And they shall burn them upon the altar, for a holocaust, putting fire under the wood: for an oblation of most sweet savour to the Lord.

Leviticus 6:9
Command Aaron and his sons: This is the law of a holocaust. It shall be burnt upon the altar, all night until morning: the fire shall be of the same altar.

Leviticus 6:11
Shall put off his former vestments, and being clothed with others, shall carry them forth without the camp, and shall cause them to be consumed to dust in a very clean place.

Leviticus 6:13
This is the perpetual fire which shall never go out on the altar.

Ezekiel 40:46
But the chamber that looketh towards the north shall be for the priests that watch over the ministry of the altar. These are the sons of Sadoc, who among the sons of Levi, come near to the Lord, to minister to him.

Lexicon
The fire
וְהָאֵ֨שׁ (wə·hā·’êš)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the altar
הַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4196: An altar

shall be kept burning;
תּֽוּקַד־ (tū·qaḏ-)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3344: To be kindled, to burn

it must not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

go out.
תִכְבֶּ֔ה (ṯiḵ·beh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3518: To be quenched or extinguished, to go out

Every morning
בַּבֹּ֣קֶר (bab·bō·qer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1242: Dawn, morning

the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

is to add
וּבִעֵ֨ר (ū·ḇi·‘êr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish

wood
עֵצִ֖ים (‘ê·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood

to the fire,
עָלֶ֧יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

arrange
וְעָרַ֤ךְ (wə·‘ā·raḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order

the burnt offering
הָֽעֹלָ֔ה (hā·‘ō·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5930: Whole burnt offering

on it,
עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and burn
וְהִקְטִ֥יר (wə·hiq·ṭîr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

the fat portions
חֶלְבֵ֥י (ḥel·ḇê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2459: Fat, richest, choice part

of the peace offerings
הַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ (haš·šə·lā·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8002: A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering

on it.
עָלֶ֖יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against


Additional Translations
The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not go out. 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.And the fire on 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 on it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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;
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