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. He came down after sacrificing the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the fellowship offering. 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 from the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there cameיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• out from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and the fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• when all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• they shoutedרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• and fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• on their facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Leviticus 9:24

• Leviticus 6:13Fire must be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not go out.
• Genesis 4:3In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to the Lord.
• Genesis 15:17When the sun had set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the divided animals.
• Exodus 3:2Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush. As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed.
• Judges 6:21The angel of the Lord extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. Fire came up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.
• Judges 13:19Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the Lord, who did something miraculous while Manoah and his wife were watching.
• 1 Kings 18:38Then the Lord’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.
• 2 Kings 19:15Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord: Lord God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you are God — you alone — of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
• 1 Chronicles 21:26He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and he answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
• 2 Chronicles 6:2but I have built an exalted temple for you, a place for your dwelling forever.
• 2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon finished praying, fire descended 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 offerings and accept your burnt offering.Selah
• Psalms 80:1Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine
• Genesis 17:3Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him:
• Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole assembly of the Israelite community.
• Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “God, God who gives breath to all, when one man sins, will you vent your wrath on the whole community?”

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