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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then fire blazed forth from the LORD and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And a fire came out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fire also came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Fire also came forth from Yahweh and consumed the 250 men who were bringing near the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fire also came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Fire also came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Suddenly the LORD sent a fire that burned up the 250 men who had offered incense to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And fire came forth from the LORD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Fire came from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering incense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD sent a fire that blazed out and burned up the 250 men who had presented the incense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After this, fire came from the LORD and incinerated the 250 men who offered the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then a fire went out from the LORD and devoured the 250 men who offered incense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Fire came forth from the LORD, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Fire came out from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and fire has come out from YHWH and consumes the two hundred and fifty men bringing the incense near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and fire hath come out from Jehovah, and consumeth the two hundred and fifty men bringing near the perfume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a fire will come forth from Jehovah and will consume the fifty and two hundred men bringing the incense.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And a fire coming out from the Lord, destroyed the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, too, a fire, going forth from the Lord, put to death the two hundred fifty men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And fire from the LORD came forth which consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred fifty men offering the incense.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there came out a fire from before the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And fire came out from before LORD JEHOVAH and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were bringing incense.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And fire came forth from the LORD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And fire went forth from the Lord, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/16-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5364" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">The Earth Swallows Korah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!” <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: wə·’êš (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">And fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣə·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">came forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">from the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wat·tō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ha·ḥă·miš·šîm (Art:: Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">the 250</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: ū·mā·ṯa·yim (Conj-w:: Number-fd) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: maq·rî·ḇê (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">who were offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/7004.htm" title="7004: haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense. From qatar; a fumigation.">the incense.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a></span><br />Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. / So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-10.htm">2 Kings 1:10-12</a></span><br />Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” / Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Revelation 11:5</a></span><br />If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-18.htm">Psalm 106:18</a></span><br />Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Jude 1:11</a></span><br />Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></span><br />“For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10</a></span><br />And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-6.htm">Deuteronomy 11:6</a></span><br />and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6</a></span><br />if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-54.htm">Luke 9:54</a></span><br />When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a></span><br />Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-40.htm">Matthew 13:40-42</a></span><br />As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. / The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47-48</a></span><br />Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched. / Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.</p><p class="hdg">and there</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Numbers 11:1</a></b></br> And <i>when</i> the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard <i>it</i>; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed <i>them that were</i> in the uttermost parts of the camp.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-10.htm">Numbers 26:10</a></b></br> And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2</a></b></br> And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">two hundred</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-2.htm">Numbers 16:2,17</a></b></br> And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/16-6.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-2.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/numbers/16-17.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/16-18.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/numbers/8-21.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/numbers/16-15.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/16-18.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/numbers/15-9.htm">Presented</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-37.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/numbers/16-49.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/numbers/16-39.htm">Presented</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-1.htm">The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-23.htm">Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-36.htm">The censers are reserved to holy use</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">14,700 are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Aaron by incense stays the plague</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of <a href="/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a>, this event occurs during the rebellion led by Korah, Dathan, and Abiram against Moses and Aaron. The fire symbolizes God's holiness and His intolerance of sin and rebellion. Similar divine fire appears in <a href="/leviticus/10.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a>, where Nadab and Abihu are consumed for offering unauthorized fire. This demonstrates God's consistent standard of holiness and the seriousness of approaching Him improperly.<p><b>and consumed the 250 men</b><br>The consumption of the 250 men highlights the severity of their rebellion. These men were leaders within the community, chosen representatives who sided with Korah against God's appointed leaders. Their destruction serves as a warning against challenging God's established order. The use of fire as a consuming force is a recurring biblical theme, representing God's purifying and judgmental power, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_kings/1-10.htm">2 Kings 1:10-12</a> and <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a>.<p><b>who were offering the incense</b><br>Offering incense was a priestly duty, reserved for those whom God had specifically appointed. The 250 men, by offering incense, were attempting to usurp the priestly role given to Aaron and his descendants. This act of presumption parallels the sin of Uzziah in <a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-21</a>, where he is struck with leprosy for unlawfully burning incense. The incense offering symbolizes prayer and worship (<a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a>; <a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a>), and unauthorized offerings represent false worship and self-exaltation against God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who demonstrates His holiness and justice through divine judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/2/250_men.htm">250 Men</a></b><br>These were leaders of the community who joined Korah in his rebellion against Moses and Aaron, challenging their God-given authority.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/korah's_rebellion.htm">Korah's Rebellion</a></b><br>A significant event where Korah, along with Dathan, Abiram, and others, led a revolt against Moses and Aaron, questioning their leadership and the priesthood.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the incense was offered and where God's presence dwelt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fire_from_the_lord.htm">Fire from the LORD</a></b><br>A manifestation of God's judgment, consuming those who acted in disobedience and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>God's holiness demands reverence and obedience. Approaching Him requires respect for His established order and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_rebellion.htm">The Danger of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God's appointed leaders is ultimately rebellion against God Himself. It leads to judgment and separation from His presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_authority.htm">The Importance of Authority</a></b><br>God establishes authority for order and guidance. Respecting and submitting to God-given authority is crucial for maintaining harmony within the community of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_worship.htm">The Seriousness of Worship</a></b><br>Worship is not to be taken lightly. It requires sincerity, obedience, and alignment with God's instructions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just and punishes sin, His actions also serve as a warning and call to repentance, offering mercy to those who turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_grigori_angels.htm">Who was Korah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_korah_oppose_moses_and_aaron.htm">Why did Korah rebel against Moses and Aaron?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_sabbath_rules_stricter_here.htm">(Exodus 35) Why do these Sabbath regulations here seem stricter than in some other parts of the Torah, creating possible inconsistencies in biblical commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_korah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Korah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) <span class= "bld">And there came out a fire from the Lord . . . --</span>It was thus, as Bishop Wordsworth has observed, that "Korah and his company were punished by the same element as that by which they had sinned."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There came out a fire from the Lord.</span> The fire probably flashed out from the sanctuary with the destructive force of lightning. <span class="cmt_word">The two hundred and fifty men.</span> These had remained swinging their censers before the gate of the tabernacle while Moses and (presumably) Korah himself had gone to the camp of Reuben. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/16-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And fire</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came forth</span><br /><span class="heb">יָצְאָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṣə·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and consumed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֗אכַל</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the 250</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who were offering</span><br /><span class="heb">מַקְרִיבֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(maq·rî·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the incense.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7004.htm">Strong's 7004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/16-35.htm">OT Law: Numbers 16:35 Fire came forth from Yahweh and devoured (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/16-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 16:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/16-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 16:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:36" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>