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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 26:25

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

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

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

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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Exodus 26:23

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 26:23 et rursum alias duas quæ in angulis erigantur post tergum tabernaculi. and again two others which shall be set up at the corners at the back of the tabernacle. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 et and CONJ, … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:22

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Ex 26:22 Ad occidentalem vero plagam tabernaculi facies sex tabulas, And for the western side of the tabernacle you shall make six boards, # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Ad toward/for PREP+ACC 2 occidentalem western ACC.SG.F, ADJ, 3RD DECL 3 … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:21

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Ex 26:21 quadraginta habentes bases argenteas. binæ bases singulis tabulis supponentur. having forty silver bases. Two bases shall be placed beneath each board. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 quadraginta forty INVAR, NUM.ADJ 2 habentes having NOM.PL.F, PTCP.PRES.ACT, 2ND CONJ … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:20

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 26:20 In latere quoque secundo tabernaculi quod vergit ad Aquilonem, viginti tabulæ erunt, On the second side of the tabernacle also, which faces toward the North, there shall be twenty boards, # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 In in/on … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:19

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Ex 26:19 Quibus quadraginta bases argenteas fundes, ut binæ bases singulis tabulis per duos angulos subiiciantur. For which you shall cast forty silver bases, so that two bases may be placed under each board at its two corners. # Latin … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:18

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 26:18 Quarum viginti erunt in latere meridiano quod vergit ad Austrum. Of which twenty shall be on the southern side, which faces toward the South. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Quarum of which GEN.PL.F, PRON.REL 2 viginti twenty … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:17

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 26:17 In lateribus tabulæ, duæ incastraturæ fient, quibus tabula alteri tabulæ connectatur: atque in hunc modum cunctæ tabulæ parabuntur. On the sides of each board, two tenons shall be made, by which one board is joined to another; and … Continue reading →

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Exodus 26:16

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 26:16 quæ singulæ denos cubitos in longitudine habeant, et in latitudine singulos ac semissem. each of which shall have ten cubits in length, and in width each one and a half. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 quæ which … Continue reading →

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