And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Fire. Hebrew and Septuagint place the fire first, then the wood. It was the sacred fire which was never extinguished, but removed from the altar in marches, (chap. iv. 13,) perhaps in a censer or pan. (Haydock)