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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 32:14

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:14 Placatusque est Dominus ne faceret malum quod locutus fuerat adversus populum suum. And the LORD was appeased so that He would not do the evil which He had spoken against His people. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 … Continue reading →

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Exodus 32:13

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:13 Recordare Abraham, Isaac, et Israel servorum tuorum, quibus iurasti per temetipsum, dicens: Multiplicabo semen vestrum sicut stellas cæli: et universam terram hanc, de qua locutus sum, dabo semini vestro, et possidebitis eam semper. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel … Continue reading →

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Exodus 32:12

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:12 Ne quæso dicant Ægyptii: Callide eduxit eos, ut interficeret in montibus, et deleret e terra: quiescat ira tua, et esto placabilis super nequitia populi tui. Let not, I beg, the Egyptians say: ‘He brought them out deceitfully, to … Continue reading →

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Exodus 32:11

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:11 Moyses autem orabat Dominum Deum suum, dicens: Cur, Domine, irascitur furor tuus contra populum tuum, quem eduxisti de Terra Ægypti, in fortitudine magna, et in manu robusta? But Moyses prayed to the LORD his God, saying: “Why, O … Continue reading →

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Exodus 32:10

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:10 dimitte me, ut irascatur furor meus contra eos, et deleam eos, faciamque te in gentem magnam. let me go, that my wrath may grow angry against them, and that I may destroy them, and I will make you … Continue reading →

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Exodus 32:9

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:9 Rursumque ait Dominus ad Moysen: Cerno quod populus iste duræ cervicis sit: And again the LORD said to Moyses: “I perceive that this people is stiff-necked; # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Rursumque and again ADV + QUE … Continue reading →

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Exodus 32:8

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:8 Recesserunt cito de via, quam ostendisti eis: feceruntque sibi vitulum conflatilem, et adoraverunt, atque immolantes ei hostias, dixerunt: Isti sunt dii tui Israel, qui te eduxerunt de Terra Ægypti. They have quickly turned aside from the way which … Continue reading →

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Exodus 32:7

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:7 Locutus est autem Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: Vade, descende: peccavit populus tuus, quem eduxisti de Terra Ægypti. And the LORD spoke to Moyses, saying: “Go, descend; your people have sinned, whom you brought out of the Land of … Continue reading →

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Exodus 32:6

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:6 Surgentesque mane, obtulerunt holocausta, et hostias pacificas, et sedit populus manducare, et bibere, et surrexerunt ludere. And rising early in the morning, they offered burnt offerings and peace sacrifices, and the people sat down to eat and to … Continue reading →

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Exodus 32:5

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 32:5 Quod cum vidisset Aaron, ædificavit altare coram eo, et præconis voce clamavit dicens: Cras sollemnitas Domini est. And when Aaron had seen this, he built an altar before it, and with the voice of a herald he cried … Continue reading →

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