King James Version

Leviticus 6:13

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Leviticus 6:6.

אֵ֗שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.תָּמִ֛ידtamiddailyתָּמִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “daily”, the ordinary formH8548properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrificealway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.תּוּקַ֥דtuqadburnיָקַדverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “burn”, an unfinished actionH3344to burn(be) burn(-ing), [idiom] from the hearth, kindle.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַhamizbechathe altarמִזְבֵּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִכְבֶֽהtikhvehquenchכָּבָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “quench”, an unfinished actionH3518to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)go (put) out, quench.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-6) Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

This is the perpetual fire which shall never go out on the altar.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-6) Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the fire shall always burn on the altar; it shall not be extinguished.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πῦρ διαπαντὸς καυθήσεται ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον, οὐ σβεσθήσεται.