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.

Leviticus 9:12

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:12 Immolavit et holocausti victimam: obtuleruntque ei filii sui sanguinem eius, quem fudit per altaris circuitum. And he sacrificed the victim of the burnt offering; and his sons offered to him its blood, which he poured around the altar. … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 9:11

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:11 carnes vero et pellem eius extra castra combussit igni. but the flesh and its skin he burned with fire outside the camp. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 carnes flesh ACC.PL.F 2 vero but indeed ADV 3 et … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 9:10

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:10 Adipemque et renunculos, ac reticulum iecoris, quæ sunt pro peccato, adolevit super altare, sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi: And the fat and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver, which are for sin, he burned on the altar, … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 9:9

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:9 cuius sanguinem obtulerunt ei filii sui: in quo tingens digitum, tetigit cornua altaris, et fudit residuum ad basim eius. whose blood his sons offered to him; in which dipping his finger, he touched the horns of the altar, … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 9:8

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:8 Statimque Aaron accedens ad altare, immolavit vitulum pro peccato suo: And immediately Aaron drawing near to the altar, sacrificed the calf for his sin; # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Statimque and immediately ADV+CONJ 2 Aaron Aaron NOM.SG.M … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 9:7

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:7 Et dixit ad Aaron: Accede ad altare, et immola pro peccato tuo: offer holocaustum, et deprecare pro te et pro populo. cumque mactaveris hostiam populi, ora pro eo, sicut præcepit Dominus. And he said to Aaron: “Draw near … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 9:6

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:6 ait Moyses: Iste est sermo, quem præcepit Dominus: facite, et apparebit vobis gloria eius. Moyses said: “This is the word, which the LORD commanded: Do it, and his glory will appear to you.” # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 9:5

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:5 Tulerunt ergo cuncta quæ iusserat Moyses ad ostium tabernaculi: ubi cum omnis multitudo astaret, And so they took all the things which Moyses had commanded to the entrance of the tabernacle; and there when the whole multitude was … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 9:4

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:4 bovem et arietem pro pacificis: et immolate eos coram Domino, in sacrificio singulorum similam conspersam oleo offerentes. hodie enim Dominus apparebit vobis. an ox and a ram for peace offerings; and you shall slaughter them before the LORD, … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 9:3

Posted on April 9, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 9:3 Et ad filios Israel loqueris: Tollite hircum pro peccato, et vitulum, atque agnum anniculos, et sine macula in holocaustum, And to the sons of Israel you shall speak: ‘Take a male goat for sin, and a calf, and … Continue reading →

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