Author Archives: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

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.

Numeri 9:19 (Numbers 9:19)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:19 et si evenisset ut multo tempore maneret super illud, erant filii Israel in excubiis Domini, et non proficiscebantur and if it happened that it remained over it for a long time, the sons of Israel were in the … Continue reading →

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Numeri 9:18 (Numbers 9:18)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:18 Ad imperium Domini proficiscebantur, et ad imperium illius figebant tabernaculum. Cunctis diebus quibus stabat nubes super tabernaculum, manebant in eodem loco: At the command of the LORD they would set out, and at His command they would pitch … Continue reading →

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Numeri 9:17 (Numbers 9:17)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:17 Cumque ablata fuisset nubes, quæ tabernaculum protegebat, tunc proficiscebantur filii Israel: et in loco ubi stetisset nubes, ibi castrametabantur. And when the cloud which was covering the tabernacle had been taken away, then the sons of Israel would … Continue reading →

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Numeri 9:16 (Numbers 9:16)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:16 sic fiebat iugiter: per diem operiebat illud nubes, et per noctem quasi species ignis. Thus it was done continually; by day a cloud covered it, and by night as it were the appearance of fire. # Latin Gloss … Continue reading →

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Numeri 9:15 (Numbers 9:15)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:15 Igitur die qua erectum est tabernaculum, operuit illud nubes. A vespere autem super tentorium erat quasi species ignis usque mane. Therefore on the day when the tabernacle was set up, a cloud covered it. But from evening upon … Continue reading →

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Numeri 9:14 (Numbers 9:14)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:14 Peregrinus quoque et advena si fuerint apud vos, facient Phase Domino iuxta ceremonias et iustificationes eius. Præceptum idem erit apud vos tam advenæ quam indigenæ. The foreigner also and the sojourner, if they shall have been among you, … Continue reading →

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Numeri 9:13 (Numbers 9:13)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:13 Si quis autem et mundus est, et in itinere non fuit, et tamen non fecit Phase, exterminabitur anima illa de populis suis, quia sacrificium Domino non obtulit tempore suo: peccatum suum ipse portabit. But if any man is … Continue reading →

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Numeri 9:12 (Numbers 9:12)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:12 non relinquent ex eo quippiam usque mane, et os eius non confringent, omnem ritum Phase observabunt. they shall not leave anything of it until morning, and they shall not break a bone of it, they shall observe the … Continue reading →

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Numeri 9:11 (Numbers 9:11)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:11 in mense secundo, quartadecima die mensis ad vesperam: cum azymis et lactucis agrestibus comedent illud: in the second month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening: with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it; … Continue reading →

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Numeri 9:10 (Numbers 9:10)

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 9:10 Loquere filiis Israel: Homo qui fuerit immundus super anima, sive in via procul in gente vestra, faciat Phase Domino “Speak to the sons of Israel: ‘A man who shall have been unclean by reason of a soul, or … Continue reading →

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