Numbers 16:35

Numbers 16:35

And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

a. NLT: Then fire blazed forth from the LORD and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.

b. NIV: And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

c. YLT: And fire hath come out from Jehovah, and consumeth the two hundred and fifty men bringing near the perfume.

d. Amplified Bible Classic: And fire came forth from the Lord and devoured the 250 men who offered the incense.

e. Septuagint: And fire went forth from the Lord, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: A flame came forth from HASHEM and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.

1. “And there came out a fire from the LORD…”

a. [And there] came out [Strong: 3318 yatsa' yaw-tsaw' a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.:--X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.]

b. a fire [Strong: 784 'esh aysh a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):-- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.]

c. [from the] LORD 3068 Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw' from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord.]

1). The same Hebrew wording is used in Leviticus 10 when two of Aaron’s sons were struck dead by the LORD when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

a). Leviticus 10:1, 2 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

10:2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

2. “…and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.”

a. and consumed [Strong: 398 'akal aw-kal' a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):--X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.]

b. the two hundred [Strong: 3967 me'ah may-aw' or metyah {may-yaw'}; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction:--hundred((-fold), -th), + sixscore.]

c. and fifty [Strong: 2572 chamishshiym kham-ish-sheem' multiple of 2568; fifty:--fifty.]

d. men [Strong: 376 'iysh eesh contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):--also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy.]

e. that offered [Strong: 7126 qarab kaw-rab' a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose:--(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.]

f. incense [Strong: 7004 qtoreth ket-o'-reth from 6999; a fumigation:--(sweet) incense, perfume.]