Numbers 16:35 - Tree of Life Version Fire also came out from Adonai and consumed the 250 men offering the incense. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And fire came forth from the Lord and devoured the 250 men who offered the incense. American Standard Version (1901) And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense. Common English Bible Then fire went out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred fifty men offering incense. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, too, a fire, going forth from the Lord, put to death the two hundred fifty men who were offering the incense. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And a fire coming out from the Lord destroyed the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense. |
Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire is devouring before Him, and it storms around Him mightily.
Standing there before them were 70 men of the elders of the house of Israel, Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing in their midst, each man with his censer in his hand. A thick cloud of incense went up.
So fire came out from the presence of Adonai and consumed them. So they died before Adonai.
these men, spreading the bad report about the land, died of the plague in Adonai’s presence.
Each man will take his censer and you are to put incense into them—250 censers total. You are to present it before Adonai, you and Aaron each presenting his censer.”
rose up against Moses and took 250 men from Bnei-Yisrael, men of renown who had been appointed to the council.
All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they shouted, “Perhaps the earth will swallow us!”
However, there were 14,700 dead from the plague, besides those who died because of Korah.
Then 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.
But Nadab and Abihu died before Adonai for offering unauthorized fire before Adonai in the Sinai wilderness—they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as kohanim under Aaron their father.
If anyone wishes to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and consumes their enemies. If anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.