KJV King James Version
And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
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Numbers 16:35
And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
WEB World English Bible
Fire came forth from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.
ASV American Standard Version
And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and fire hath come out from Jehovah, and consumeth the two hundred and fifty men bringing near the perfume.
Surrounding context — Numbers 16
32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that [appertained] unto Korah, and all [their] goods.
33 They, and all that [appertained] to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
34 And all Israel that [were] round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up [also].
35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
36 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates [for] a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאֵ֥שׁH784 · eshfireיָצְאָ֖הH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמֵאֵ֣תH854 · etwithיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַתֹּ֗אכַלH398 · a.khalto eatאֵ֣תH853 · et[Obj.]הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙H3967 · me.ahhundredאִ֔ישׁH376 · ishmanמַקְרִיבֵ֖יH7126 · qa.ravto present: comeהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פH7004 · qe.to.retincense
Cross-references
Leviticus 10:2And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.Numbers 26:10And 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.Psalm 106:18And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.Numbers 11:1-3And [when] the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard [it]; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp.Numbers 16:17And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each [of you] his censer.Numbers 16:2And 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:
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