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 26:9

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:9 Respiciam vos, et crescere faciam: multiplicabimini, et firmabo pactum meum vobiscum. I will look upon you, and I will make you increase; you will be multiplied, and I will establish my covenant with you. # Latin Gloss Grammar … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:8

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:8 persequentur quinque de vestris centum alienos, et centum de vobis decem millia: cadent inimici vestri gladio in conspectu vestro. Five of yours will pursue a hundred foreigners, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand; your enemies … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:7

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:7 Persequemini inimicos vestros, et corruent coram vobis. You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall before you. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Persequemini you will pursue 2PL.FUT.IND.DEP 2 inimicos enemies ACC.PL.M.2ND.DECL 3 vestros your ACC.PL.M.POSS.ADJ 4 … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:6

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:6 Dabo pacem in finibus vestris: dormietis, et non erit qui exterreat. Auferam malas bestias: et gladius non transibit terminos vestros. I will give peace in your borders; you will sleep, and there will be no one who terrifies. … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:5

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:5 Apprehendet messium tritura vindemiam, et vindemia occupabit sementem: et comedetis panem vestrum in saturitate, et absque pavore habitabitis in terra vestra. The threshing of harvest will overtake the vintage, and the vintage will overtake the sowing; and you … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:4

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:4 et terra gignet germen suum, et pomis arbores replebuntur. and the land will produce its growth, and the trees will be filled with fruits. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 et and CONJ 2 terra land NOM.SG.F.1ST.DECL 3 … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:3

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:3 Si in præceptis meis ambulaveritis, et mandata mea custodieritis, et feceritis ea, dabo vobis pluvias temporibus suis, If you walk in my precepts, and keep my commandments, and do them, I will give you rains in their seasons, … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:2

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:2 Custodite sabbata mea, et pavete ad Sanctuarium meum. ego Dominus. Keep my sabbaths, and revere my Sanctuary. I am the LORD. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Custodite keep 2PL.PRES.IMP.MOOD.ACT 2 sabbata sabbaths ACC.PL.N.INDECL 3 mea my ACC.PL.N.POSS.ADJ … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 26:1

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 26:1 Ego Dominus Deus vester: Non facietis vobis idolum et sculptile, nec titulos erigetis, nec insignem lapidem ponetis in terra vestra, ut adoretis eum. eo enim sum Dominus Deus vester. I am the LORD your God. You shall not … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 25:55

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 25:55 Mei enim sunt servi, filii Israel, quos eduxi de Terra Ægypti. For they are my servants, the sons of Israel, whom I brought out from the Land of Egypt. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Mei my NOM.PL.M.POSS.ADJ … Continue reading →

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