Numbers 16:35

Numbers 16:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
• New International Version (NIV)And fire came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And fire came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And a fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

Context of Numbers 16:35

33So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. 34Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth might swallow us!” Fire also came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense. 36Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 37“Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, that he shall pick up the censers from the midst of the burned area, because they are holy; and you are to scatter the burning coals farther away.

Numbers 16:35 word by word

וְאֵ֥שׁ יָצְאָ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וַתֹּ֗אכַל אֵ֣ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ אִ֔ישׁ מַקְרִיבֵ֖י הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פRead the interlinear

• Fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• also cameיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• 250מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• 250חֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• who were offeringקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• the incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004

Cross-references for Numbers 16:35

• Numbers 11:1Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the ears of the Lord; and the Lord heard them and His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some at the outskirts of the camp.
• Numbers 26:10and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that group died, when the fire devoured 250 men, so that they became a warning sign.
• Leviticus 10:2And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
• Psalms 106:18And a fire blazed up in their company; The flame consumed the wicked.
• Numbers 16:2and they stood before Moses, together with some of the sons of Israel, 250 leaders of the congregation chosen in the assembly, men of renown.

Commentaries on Numbers 16:35

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Compare the marginal references The fire came out from the sanctuary or the altar.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-40Verses 35-40 A fire went out from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense, while Aaron, who stood with them, was preserved alive. God is jealous of the honour of his own institutions, and will not have them invaded. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord. The censers are devoted, and, as all devoted things, must be made serviceable to the glory of God. This covering of the altar would remind the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-35The 250 Israelite leaders tried to offer incense even though they were not priests. Their fate was like that of Nadab and Abihu, who also offered unauthorized fire before the Lord (Leviticus 10:1–2). They also shared the same judgment as those who complained about the hardships in the wilderness (Numbers 11:1; compare 2 Kings 1:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. there came out a fire from the Lord--that is, from the cloud. This seems to describe the destruction of Korah and those Levites who with him aspired to the functions of the priesthood. (See Nu 26:11, 58; 1Ch 6:22, 37).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 16:35

• Ambition
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Fire
• Incense
• Israel
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Choose
• Close
• Exodus
• Famous
• Korah
• Renown
• Sign
• Aaron's Rod
• Abiram

Commentaries on Numbers 16

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings