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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.

Exodus 38:29

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:29 Æris quoque oblata sunt talenta septuaginta duo millia, et quadringenti supra sicli, There were also offerings of bronze: seventy-two thousand talents, and in addition four hundred shekels, # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Æris of bronze GEN.SG.N NOUN … Continue reading →

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Exodus 38:28

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:28 De mille autem septingentis, et septuaginta quinque fecit capita columnarum, quas et ipsas vestivit argento. But from one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five he made the capitals of the columns, and he covered those also with silver. # … Continue reading →

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Exodus 38:27

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:27 Centum bases factæ sunt de talentis centum, singulis talentis per bases singulas supputatis. One hundred bases were made from one hundred talents, with one talent reckoned for each single base. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Centum one … Continue reading →

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Exodus 38:26

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:26 Fuerunt præterea centum talenta argenti, e quibus conflatæ sunt bases Sanctuarii, et introitus ubi velum pendet. There were furthermore one hundred talents of silver, from which the bases of the Sanctuary were cast, and the entrance where the … Continue reading →

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Exodus 38:25

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:25 Oblatum est autem ab his qui transierunt ad numerum a viginti annis et supra, de sexcentis tribus millibus, et quingentis quinquaginta, armatorum. But it was offered by those who were counted from twenty years old and above, from … Continue reading →

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Exodus 38:24

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:24 Omne aurum quod expensum est in opere Sanctuarii, et quod oblatum est in donariis, viginti novem talentorum fuit, et septingentorum triginta siclorum ad mensuram Sanctuarii. All the gold that was expended in the work of the Sanctuary, and … Continue reading →

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Exodus 38:23

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:23 iuncto sibi socio Ooliab filio Achisamech de tribu Dan: qui et ipse artifex lignorum egregius fuit, et polymitarius atque plumarius ex hyacintho, purpura, vermiculo, et bysso. with his associate Ooliab, the son of Achisamech, of the tribe of … Continue reading →

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Exodus 38:22

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:22 quæ Beseleel filius Uri filii Hur de tribu Iuda, Domino per Moysen iubente, compleverat, which Beseleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Juda, had completed, with the LORD commanding through Moyses, # … Continue reading →

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Exodus 38:21

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:21 Hæc sunt instrumena tabernaculi testimonii, quæ enumerata sunt iuxta præceptum Moysi in cæremoniis Levitarum per manum Ithamar filii Aaron sacerdotis: These are the implements of the tabernacle of the testimony, which were enumerated according to the command of … Continue reading →

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Exodus 38:20

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 38:20 Paxillos quoque tabernaculi et atrii per gyrum fecit æneos. He also made the pegs of the tabernacle and of the court all around of bronze. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Paxillos pegs ACC.PL.M NOUN 2 quoque also … Continue reading →

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