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 27:4

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 27:4 si mulier, triginta. if a woman, thirty. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 si if CONJ 2 mulier woman NOM.SG.F 3 triginta thirty INDECL.NUM Syntax Elliptical Conditional Clause: si (condition marker) + mulier (implied subject complement) Elliptical Main … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 27:3

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 27:3 Si fuerit masculus a vigesimo anno usque ad sexagesimum annum, dabit quinquaginta siclos argenti ad mensuram Sanctuarii: If he will have been a male from the twentieth year up to the sixtieth year, he will give fifty shekels … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 27:2

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 27:2 Loquere filiis Israel, et dices ad eos: Homo qui votum fecerit, et spoponderit Deo animam suam, sub æstimatione dabit pretium. “Speak to the sons of Israel, and you will say to them: ‘A man who will have made … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 27:1

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 27:1 Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: And the LORD spoke to Moyses, saying: # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Locutusque and having spoken PTCP.PERF.DEP.NOM.SG.M 2 est is / has 3SG.PRES.IND 3 Dominus the LORD NOM.SG.M 4 ad to … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:45

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:45 et recordabor fœderis mei pristini, quando eduxi eos de Terra Ægypti in conspectu Gentium, ut essem Deus eorum. ego Dominus. Hæc sunt iudicia atque præcepta et leges, quas dedit Dominus inter se et filios Israel in monte Sinai … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:44

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:44 Et tamen etiam cum essent in terra hostili, non penitus abieci eos, neque sic despexi ut consumerentur, et irritum facerent pactum meum cum eis. Ego enim sum Dominus Deus eorum, And yet even when they were in a … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:43

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:43 quæ cum relicta fuerit ab eis, complacebit sibi in sabbatis suis, patiens solitudinem propter illos. Ipsi vero rogabunt pro peccatis suis, eo quod abiecerint iudicia mea, et leges meas despexerint. which, when it has been left by them, … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:42

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:42 Et recordabor fœderis mei quod pepigi cum Iacob, et Isaac, et Abraham. Terræ quoque memor ero: And I will remember my covenant which I made with Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham; and I will also remember the land; … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:41

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:41 Ambulabo igitur et ego contra eos, et inducam illos in terram hostilem, donec erubescat incircumcisa mens eorum: tunc orabunt pro impietatibus suis. Therefore I too will walk against them, and I will bring them into a hostile land, … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:40

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:40 donec confiteantur iniquitates suas, et maiorum suorum, quibus prævaricati sunt in me, et ambulaverunt ex adverso mihi. until they confess their iniquities and those of their ancestors, by which they acted faithlessly against me, and walked in opposition … Continue reading →

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