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

22Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he stepped down after making the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings. 23And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out and blessed the people, the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. Then fire went out from the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell face downward.

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

• Then fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the burntעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and the portionsחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• on the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and when allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• they shoutedרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• and fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Leviticus 9:24

• Leviticus 6:13Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out.
• Genesis 4:3So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord from the fruit of the ground.
• Genesis 15:17Now it came about, when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, a smoking oven and a flaming torch appeared which passed between these pieces.
• Exodus 3:2Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not being consumed.
• Judges 6:21Then the angel of the Lord put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and 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 13:19So Manoah took the young goat along with the grain offering and offered it on the rock to the Lord; and He performed wonders while Manoah and his wife looked on.
• 1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood, and the stones and the dust; and it licked up the water that was in the trench.
• 2 Kings 19:15Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “Lord, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
• 1 Chronicles 21:26Then David built an altar there to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to the Lord, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
• 2 Chronicles 6:2I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever.”
• 2 Chronicles 7:1Now when 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 house.
• Psalms 20:3May He remember all your meal offerings And accept your burnt offering! Selah
• Psalms 80:1Listen, Shepherd of Israel, Who leads Joseph like a flock; You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
• Genesis 17:3Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
• Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces in the presence of all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel.
• Numbers 16:22But they fell on their faces and said, “God, the God of the spirits of humanity, when one person sins, will You be angry with the entire 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