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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.

Genesis 18:33

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:33 Abiitque Dominus, postquam cessavit loqui ad Abraham: et ille reversus est in locum suum. And the LORD departed after He had ceased speaking to Abraham, and he returned to his place. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Abiitque … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18:32

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:32 Obsecro, inquit, ne irascaris Domine, si loquar adhuc semel: Quid si inventi fuerint ibi decem? Et dixit: Non delebo propter decem. “I beg,” he said, “let not the Lord be angry if I speak yet once more: What … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18:31

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:31 Quia semel, ait, cœpi loquar ad Dominum meum: Quid si ibi inventi fuerint viginti? Ait: Non interficiam propter viginti. “Because once,” he said, “I have begun, I will speak to my Lord: What if twenty are found there?” … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18:30

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:30 Ne quæso, inquit, indigneris Domine, si loquar: Quid si ibi inventi fuerint triginta? Respondit: Non faciam, si invenero ibi triginta. “Please,” he said, “let not the Lord be angry if I speak: What if thirty are found there?” … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18:29

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:29 Rursumque locutus est ad eum: Sin autem quadraginta ibi inventi fuerint, quid facies? Ait: Non percutiam propter quadraginta. And again he spoke to Him: “But if forty are found there, what will You do?” He said: “I will … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18:28

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:28 Quid si minus quinquaginta iustis quinque fuerint? delebis, propter quadraginta quinque, universam urbem? Et ait: Non delebo, si invenero ibi quadraginta quinque. What if five are lacking from the fifty righteous? Will You destroy the whole city because … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18:27

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:27 Respondensque Abraham, ait: Quia semel cœpi, loquar ad Dominum meum, cum sim pulvis et cinis. And Abraham answered and said: “Since I have begun once, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes. # … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18:26

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:26 Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Si invenero Sodomis quinquaginta iustos in medio civitatis, dimittam omni loco propter eos. And the LORD said to him: “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, I will … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18:25

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:25 Absit a te, ut rem hanc facias, et occidas iustum cum impio, fiatque iustus sicut impius, non est hoc tuum: qui iudicas omnem terram, nequaquam facies iudicium hoc. Far be it from You to do this thing, and … Continue reading →

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Genesis 18:24

Posted on January 18, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Gn 18:24 Si fuerint quinquaginta iusti in civitate, peribunt simul? et non parces loco illi propter quinquaginta iustos, si fuerint in eo? If there are fifty righteous in the city, will they perish together? And will You not spare that … Continue reading →

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