King James Version

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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וְאֵ֥שׁveeshand fireאֵשׁconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.יָצְאָ֖הyatseahbring forthיָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bring forth”, a completed actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מֵאֵ֣תmeetfrom amongאֵתpreposition, preposition — “from among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַתֹּ֗אכַלvatokhaland eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and eat”, the next action in the storyH398to 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.אֵ֣תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםhachamishimthe fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “the fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.וּמָאתַ֨יִם֙umatayimand hundred , -thמֵאָהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, dual, absolute — “and hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.אִ֔ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a 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, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…מַקְרִיבֵ֖יmaqriveapproachקָרַבverb, hiphil, participle, construct — “approach”, a verb used as a describing wordH7126to 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.הַקְּטֹֽרֶתhaqtoretthe incenseקְטֹרֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the incense”, the ordinary formH7004a fumigation(sweet) incense, perfume.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And fire came forth from the LORD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Fire came out from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.

Darby Translation

And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that had presented incense.

Douay-Rheims

And a fire coming out from the Lord, destroyed the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And fire came forth from the LORD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πῦρ ἐξῆλθε παρὰ Κυρίου, καὶ κατέφαγε τοὺς πεντήκοντα καὶ διακοσίους ἄνδρας τοὺς προσφέροντας τὸ θυμίαμα.