Leviticus 9:24

Leviticus 9:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
• New International Version (NIV)Fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Context of Leviticus 9:24

22Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down. 23Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.

Leviticus 9:24 word by word

וַתֵּ֤צֵא אֵשׁ֙ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ אֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה וְאֶת־הַחֲלָבִ֑ים וַיַּ֤רְא כָּל־הָעָם֙ וַיָּרֹ֔נּוּ וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• cameיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• out from the presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• and the fat portionsחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• And when allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• saw itרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• they shouted for joyרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• and fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• facedownפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Leviticus 9:24

• Leviticus 6:13The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.
• Genesis 4:3So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
• Genesis 15:17When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.
• Exodus 3:2There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.
• Judges 6:21Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.
• Judges 13:19Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.
• 1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
• 2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
• 1 Chronicles 21:26And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
• 2 Chronicles 6:2But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
• 2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
• Psalms 20:3May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
• Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
• Genesis 17:3Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
• Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel.
• Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”

Commentaries on Leviticus 9:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24When all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces - The miracle was done in such a way as gave the fullest conviction to the people of its reality. They exulted in the thought that the God of almighty power and energy had taken up his abode among them. They prostrated themselves in his presence, thereby intimating the deep sense they had of His goodness, of their unworthiness, and of the obligation they were under to live in subjection to his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The very ancient Jewish tradition has been widely adopted that the sacred fire of the altar originated in this divine act, and that it was afterward preserved on the altar of the tabernacle until the dedication of the temple, when fire again “came down from heaven.” 2 Chronicles 7:1. But according to the sacred narrative the altar-fire had been lighted in a natural way before this occasion. (Compare Leviticus 8:16; Leviticus 9:10, Leviticus 9:13, etc…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-24Verses 22-24 When the solemnity was finished, and the blessing pronounced, God testified his acceptance. There came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed the sacrifice. This fire might justly have fastened upon the people, and have consumed them for their sins; but its consuming the sacrifice signified God's acceptance of it, as an atonement for the sinner. This also was a figure of good things to come. The Spirit descended upon the apostles in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Fire came out from the presence of the LORD: This showed that God accepted the offerings, the atonement, and the priesthood (Leviticus 9:7; compare 1 Kings 18:36–38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. there came a fire out from ... the Lord--A flame emanating from that resplendent light that filled the holy place flashed upon the brazen altar and kindled the sacrifices. This miraculous fire--for the descent of which the people had probably been prepared, and which the priests were enjoined never to let go out (Le 6:13)--was a sign, not only of the acceptance of the offerings and of the establishment of Aaron's authority, but of God's actual…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 9:24

• Israel
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Aaron
• Atonement
• Fire
• Shechinah
• Sinoffering
• Adoration
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Priest

Commentaries on Leviticus 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings