Parallel Verses

Amplified

And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.

New American Standard Bible

And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.

King James Version

And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

Holman Bible

Then fire came from the Lord and burned them to death before the Lord.

International Standard Version

As a result, fire came out from the LORD's presence and incinerated them. They died while in the LORD's presence.

A Conservative Version

And there came forth fire from before LORD, and devoured them, and they died before LORD.

American Standard Version

And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

And fire came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the Lord.

Darby Translation

And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

And fire will come forth from before Jehovah, and will consume them, and they will die before Jehovah.

King James 2000

And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So fire went out {from before} Yahweh, and it consumed them so that they died {before} Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

And there went out fire from Jehovah and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And there went a fire out from the LORD, and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.

NET Bible

So fire went out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them so that they died before the Lord.

New Heart English Bible

And fire came forth from before the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

Then came there forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed them, - and they died before Yahweh.

Webster

And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

World English Bible

And fire came forth from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

and fire goeth out from before Jehovah, and consumeth them, and they die before Jehovah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And there went out
יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

from the Lord

Usage: 0

and devoured
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

them, and they died
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Context Readings

The Deaths Of Nadab And Abihu

1 Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective [ceremonial] censers, put fire in them, placed incense on it and offered strange (unauthorized, unacceptable) fire before the Lord, [an act] which He had not commanded them to do. 2 And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord said:

‘I will be treated as holy by those who approach Me,
And before all the people I will be honored.’”


So Aaron, therefore, said nothing.


Cross References

Numbers 26:61

But Nadab and Abihu died [in the presence of God] when they offered [in their ceremonial censers] strange [unholy, unacceptable, unauthorized] fire before the Lord.

Leviticus 9:24

Then fire came out from before 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 [in awe and worship].

Numbers 16:35

Fire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.

Numbers 3:3-4

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom Aaron consecrated and ordained to minister in the priest’s office.

2 Samuel 6:7

And the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.

Leviticus 10:5

So they came forward and carried them, still in their undertunics, outside the camp, as Moses had said.

Leviticus 16:1

Then the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who had died when they [irreverently] approached the presence of the Lord.

Numbers 16:32-33

and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all the men who supported Korah, with all their possessions.

Numbers 16:49

But those who died in the plague were 14,700, besides those who died because of Korah.

1 Samuel 6:19

The Lord struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck down 50,070 men among the people, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.

2 Kings 1:10

Elijah replied to the captain of fifty, “So if I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty [fighting men].” Then fire fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

2 Kings 1:12

Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty [fighting men].” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

1 Chronicles 13:10

The anger of the Lord burned against Uzza, and He struck him down because he touched the ark; and there he died before God.

1 Chronicles 15:13

Because you did not [carry it as God directed] the first time, the Lord our God made an [angry] outburst against us, for we did not seek Him in accordance with the ordinance.”

1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

Isaiah 30:33


For Topheth [in Hinnom] has long been ready;
Indeed, it has been prepared for the [Assyrian] king.
He has made it deep and wide,
A pit of fire with plenty of wood;
The breath of the Lord, like a river of brimstone (blazing sulfur), kindles and fans it.

Acts 5:5

And hearing these words, Ananias fell down suddenly and died; and great fear and awe gripped those who heard of it.

Acts 5:10

And at once she fell down at his feet and died; and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

1 Corinthians 10:11

Now these things happened to them as an example and warning [to us]; they were written for our instruction [to admonish and equip us], upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

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