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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 36:26

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:26 cum quadraginta basibus argenteis, duas bases per singulas tabulas. with forty silver bases, two bases for each board. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 cum with PREP+ABL 2 quadraginta forty INDECL.NUM 3 basibus bases ABL.PL.F NOUN 4 argenteis … Continue reading →

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Exodus 36:25

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:25 Ad plagam quoque tabernaculi, quæ respicit ad Aquilonem, fecit viginti tabulas, On the side also of the tabernacle that faces the North, he made twenty boards, # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Ad toward / on PREP+ACC 2 … Continue reading →

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Exodus 36:24

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:24 cum quadraginta basibus argenteis. Duæ bases sub una tabula ponebantur ex utraque parte angulorum, ubi incastraturæ laterum in angulis terminantur. with forty silver bases. Two bases were placed under one board on each side of the corners, where … Continue reading →

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Exodus 36:23

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:23 E quibus viginti ad plagam meridianam erant contra Austrum, Of which twenty were on the southern side, facing the South Wind. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 E from / of PREP+ABL 2 quibus of which ABL.PL.F PRON.REL … Continue reading →

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Exodus 36:22

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:22 Binæ incastraturæ erant per singulas tabulas, ut altera alteri iungeretur. Sic fecit in omnibus tabernaculi tabulis. There were two mortise-joints for each board, so that one might be joined to the other. Thus he made for all the … Continue reading →

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Exodus 36:21

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:21 Decem cubitorum erat longitudo tabulæ unius: et unum ac semis cubitum latitudo retinebat. The length of each board was ten cubits, and its width held one and a half cubits. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Decem ten … Continue reading →

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Exodus 36:20

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:20 Fecit et tabulas tabernaculi de lignis setim stantes. And he made the boards of the tabernacle from setim wood, standing upright. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Fecit he made 3SG.PERF.ACT.IND 2 et and CONJ 3 tabulas boards … Continue reading →

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Exodus 36:19

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:19 Fecit et opertorium tabernaculi de pellibus arietum rubricatis: aliudque desuper velamentum de pellibus ianthinis. And he made the covering of the tabernacle from rams’ skins dyed red, and another covering above from violet skins. # Latin Gloss Grammar … Continue reading →

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Exodus 36:18

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:18 Et fibulas æneas quinquaginta, quibus necteretur tectum, ut unum pallium ex omnibus sagis fieret. And fifty bronze clasps, with which the roof might be fastened, so that one covering might be made from all the coverings. # Latin … Continue reading →

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Exodus 36:17

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 36:17 Fecitque ansas quinquaginta in ora sagi unius, et quinquaginta in ora sagi alterius, ut sibi invicem iungerentur. And he made fifty loops on the edge of one covering, and fifty on the edge of the other covering, so … Continue reading →

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