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About Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Born around 346 A.D. in Stridon, St. Jerome was a scholar fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew whose ascetic discipline and deep engagement with Scripture prepared him for a monumental task: translating the Bible into Latin. Commissioned by Pope Damasus I around 382 A.D., Jerome began by revising the flawed Old Latin Gospels, then expanded his work to the entire Bible. For the New Testament, he corrected Latin texts using Greek manuscripts; for the Old Testament, he translated most books directly from Hebrew—a controversial but principled choice. His final Psalter, however, followed the Greek Septuagint tradition for liturgical use. This composite translation, later known as the Vulgate (editio vulgata), became the authoritative biblical text of the Western Church, formally endorsed at the Council of Trent in 1546. The Vulgate’s influence extends beyond theology into textual criticism and Latin education. As one of the earliest translations grounded in original-language scholarship, it offers a vital witness to the state of biblical texts in late antiquity. Jerome’s lexical and syntactic decisions are studied to trace manuscript history and assess variant readings. Its elegant Latin, consistent in grammar and rich in vocabulary, became a model for medieval and Renaissance learning, bridging classical and ecclesiastical Latin. More than a translation, the Vulgate helped define Christian doctrine, preserved the Latin language, and laid essential groundwork for the critical study of Scripture—remaining indispensable to students of Latin, theology, and textual history.

Exodus 26:33

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 26:33 Inseretur autem velum per circulos, intra quod pones arcam testimonii, quo et Sanctuarium, et Sanctuarii sanctuaria dividentur. But the veil shall be inserted through the rings, within which you shall place the ark of the testimony, and by … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:32

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 26:32 quod appendes ante quattuor columnas de lignis setim, quæ ipsæ quidem deauratæ erunt, et habebunt capita aurea, sed bases argenteas. which you shall hang before four columns of setim wood, which shall themselves indeed be gilded, and shall … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:31

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Ex 26:31 Facies et velum de hyacintho, et purpura, coccoque bis tincto, et bysso retorta, opere plumario et pulchra varietate contextum: You shall also make a veil of hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and twisted fine linen, woven with … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:30

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Ex 26:30 Et eriges tabernaculum iuxta exemplar quod tibi in Monte monstratum est. And you shall set up the tabernacle according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Et and … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:29

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Ex 26:29 Ipsas quoque tabulas deaurabis, et fundes in eis annulos aureos per quos vectes tabulata contineant: quos operies laminis aureis. You shall also gild those boards, and you shall cast in them golden rings through which the bars may … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:28

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 26:28 qui mittentur per medias tabulas a summo usque ad summum. which shall be sent through the middle of the boards from the top to the top. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 qui which NOM.PL.M, PRON.REL 2 mittentur … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:27

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Ex 26:27 et quinque alios in altero, et eiusdem numeri ad occidentalem plagam: and five others on the other side, and of the same number for the western side; # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 et and CONJ, INDECL 2 … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:26

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 26:26 Facies et vectes de lignis setim quinque ad continendas tabulas in uno latere tabernaculi, And you shall make bars of setim wood, five for holding the boards on one side of the tabernacle, # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:25

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Ex 26:25 Et erunt simul tabulæ octo, bases earum argenteæ sedecim, duabus basibus per unam tabulam supputatis. And the boards shall be eight together, their bases of silver sixteen, two bases being reckoned for each board. # Latin Gloss Grammar … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:24

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Ex 26:24 Eruntque coniunctæ a deorsum usque sursum, et una omnes compago retinebit. Duabus quoque tabulis quæ in angulis ponendæ sunt, similis iunctura servabitur. And they shall be joined from below all the way to above, and one binding shall … Continue reading →

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