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

33They went down alive into Sheol, they and everything that was theirs. The earth closed over them and they were gone from among the community. 34All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they shouted, “Perhaps the earth will swallow us!” Fire also came out from Adonai and consumed the 250 men offering the incense. 36Adonai spoke to Moses saying, 37“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the kohen, to take the censers from the burning, because they are holy, and scatter the coals at a distance.

Numbers 16:35 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there came outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• that offeredקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004

Cross-references for Numbers 16:35

• Numbers 11:1The people were murmuring in the ears of Adonai about hardship, and when Adonai heard, His anger burned. The fire of Adonai blazed among them, ravaging the outskirts of the camp.
• Numbers 26:10Then the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed the 250 men, these men serving as a warning.
• Leviticus 10:2So fire came out from the presence of Adonai and consumed them. So they died before Adonai.
• Psalms 106:18Also a fire blazed in their company, a flame consumed the wicked.
• Numbers 16:2rose up against Moses and took 250 men from Bnei-Yisrael, men of renown who had been appointed to the council.

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