King James Version

2 Samuel 22:9

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

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עָלָ֤הalahascend upעָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…עָשָׁן֙ashansmokeעָשָׁןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “smoke”, the ordinary formH6227smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)smoke(-ing).בְּאַפּ֔וֹbeapvoin faceאַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.וְאֵ֥שׁveeshand fireאֵשׁconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.מִפִּ֖יוmipivfrom edgeפֶּהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…תֹּאכֵ֑לtokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.גֶּחָלִ֖יםgechalimcoalגֶּחֶלnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “coal”, the ordinary formH1513an ember(burning) coal.בָּעֲר֥וּbaarvbe brutishבָּעַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be brutish”, a completed actionH1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutishbe brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.מִמֶּֽנּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

Young’s Literal Translation

Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.

World English Bible

Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

Darby Translation

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.

Douay-Rheims

A smoke went up from his nostrils, and a devouring fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled by it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνέβη καπνὸς ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πῦρ ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ κατέδεται· ἄνθρακες ἐξεκαύθησαν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.