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 4:20

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4:20 sic faciens et de hoc vitulo quo modo fecit et prius: et rogante pro eis sacerdote, propitius erit eis Dominus. thus doing with this bull as he did before; and when the priest prays for them, the LORD … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 4:19

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4:19 Omnemque eius adipem tollet, et adolebit super altare: And he shall take all its fat and shall burn it on the altar; # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Omnemque and all ADJ, ACC.SG.M/F, POS + ENCLITIC -QUE 2 … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 4:18

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4:18 ponetque de eodem sanguine in cornibus altaris, quod est coram Domino in tabernaculo testimonii: reliquum autem sanguinem fundet iuxta basim altaris holocaustorum, quod est in ostio tabernaculi testimonii. and he shall put some of the same blood on … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 4:17

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4:17 tincto digito aspergens septies contra velum. he shall dip his finger and sprinkle seven times toward the veil. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 tincto having dipped PTCP, ABL.SG.M/N, PERF.PASS 2 digito finger NOUN, ABL.SG.M, 3RD DECL 3 … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 4:16

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4:16 inferet sacerdos, qui unctus est, de sanguine eius in tabernaculum testimonii, the priest who has been anointed shall bring in some of its blood into the tabernacle of testimony, # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 inferet he shall … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 4:15

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4:15 Et ponent seniores populi manus super caput eius coram Domino. Immolatoque vitulo in conspectu Domini, And the elders of the people shall lay their hands upon his head before the LORD. And when the young bull has been … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 4:14

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4:14 et postea intellexerit peccatum suum, offeret pro peccato suo vitulum, adducetque eum ad ostium tabernaculi. and afterward, when he has understood his sin, he shall offer for his sin a young bull, and he shall bring it to … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 4:13

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4:13 Quod si omnis turba Israel ignoraverit, et per imperitiam fecerit quod contra mandatum Domini est, But if the whole assembly of Israel has erred, and through ignorance has done something that is against the command of the LORD, … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 4:12

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4’12 et reliquo corpore efferet extra castra in locum mundum, ubi cineres effundi solent: incendetque ea super lignorum struem, quæ in loco effusorum cinerum cremabuntur. and the rest of the body he shall carry outside the camp to a … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 4:11

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 4:11 Pellem vero et omnes carnes cum capite et pedibus et intestinis et fimo, But the skin and all the flesh, with the head and the feet and the intestines and the dung, # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 … Continue reading →

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