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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Fire blazed forth from the Lord’s presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground.

Context of Leviticus 9:24

22Then Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having sacrificed the sin offering, the burnt offering and the fellowship offering, he stepped down. 23Moses and Aaron then went into 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

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 6:13The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.
• Genesis 4:3In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord.
• Genesis 15:17When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
• Exodus 3:2There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.
• Judges 6:21Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and the unleavened bread with the tip of the staff that was in his hand. Fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel of the Lord disappeared.
• Judges 13:19Then Manoah took a young goat, together with the grain offering, and sacrificed it on a rock to the Lord. And the Lord did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched:
• 1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.
• 2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
• 1 Chronicles 21:26David built an altar to the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and the Lord answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
• 2 Chronicles 6:2I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.”
• 2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon 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 sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.
• Psalms 80:1Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
• Genesis 17:3Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
• Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there.
• Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and cried out, “O God, the God who gives breath to all living things, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?”

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