Numbers 16:35
Strong's Lexicon
And fire
וְאֵ֥שׁ (wə·’êš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.)

came forth
יָצְאָ֖ה (yā·ṣə·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

from the LORD
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

and consumed
וַתֹּ֗אכַל (wat·tō·ḵal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume

אֵ֣ת (’êṯ)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

the 250
הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים (ha·ḥă·miš·šîm)
Article | Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2572: 1) fifty 1a) fifty (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of fifty (with other numbers) 1c) fiftieth (ordinal number)

וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ (ū·mā·ṯa·yim)
Conjunctive waw | Number - fd
Strong's Hebrew 3967: 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100)

men
אִ֔ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

who were offering
מַקְרִיבֵ֖י (maq·rî·ḇê)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7126: 1) to come near, approach, enter into, draw near 1a) (Qal) to approach, draw near 1b) (Niphal) to be brought near 1c) (Piel) to cause to approach, bring near, cause to draw near 1d) (Hiphil) to bring near, bring, present

the incense.
הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ (haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7004: 1) incense, smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice 1a) sweet smoke of sacrifice 1b) incense 1c) perfume

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Fire also came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense.

New American Standard Bible
Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.

King James Bible
And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

New Living Translation
Then fire blazed forth from the LORD and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.

English Standard Version
And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.

New American Standard Bible
Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Fire also came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense.

International Standard Version
After this, fire came from the LORD and incinerated the 250 men who offered the incense.

NET Bible
Then a fire went out from the LORD and devoured the 250 men who offered incense.

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

English Revised Version
And fire came forth from the LORD, 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.
















Cross References
Revelation 11:5
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

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

Numbers 11:1
And 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 16:2
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:

Numbers 16:34
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

Numbers 16:36
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Numbers 16:49
Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.

Numbers 26:10
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.

Psalm 50:3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Psalm 106:18
And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

Ezekiel 8:11
And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.
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