Leviticus 9:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֵּ֤צֵא אֵשׁ֙ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ אֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה וְאֶת־הַחֲלָבִ֑ים וַיַּ֤רְא כָּל־הָעָם֙ וַיָּרֹ֔נּוּ וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

wa-tēṣēʾ ʾēš from-before YHWH wa-tōʾkal on-the-mizbēaḥ ʾet-the-ʿōlāh and-ʾet-the-ḥălābîm wa-yarʾ all-the-ʿām wa-yārōnnû wa-yippəlû on-pənêhem

Grammar Details

• *wa-tēṣēʾ*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it went out
• *ʾēš*: feminine singular noun - fire
• *YHWH*: divine name with compound preposition mil-liphnê - from before YHWH
• *wa-tōʾkal*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it consumed
• *mizbēaḥ*: masculine singular noun with definite article and prefixed preposition al - on the altar
• *ʿōlāh*: feminine singular noun with definite article and direct object marker - the burnt offering
• *ḥălābîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article and direct object marker and conjunction waw - and the fat portions
• *wa-yarʾ*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and saw
• *ʿām*: masculine singular noun with definite article and construct kol - all the people
• *wa-yārōnnû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they shouted for joy
• *wa-yippəlû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they fell
• *pənêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix and prefixed preposition al - on their faces

Word Meanings

• *tēṣēʾ*: went out/came forth
• *tōʾkal*: consumed/devoured/ate
• *yarʾ*: saw/observed/beheld
• *yārōnnû*: shouted for joy/cried out in jubilation/gave a ringing cry
• *yippəlû*: fell/fell down/prostrated themselves

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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 peop saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And there came a fyre out from before the Lorde and consumed apon the alter: the burntofferynge and the fatt. And all the people sawe it and showted, and fell on their faces.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For there came a fyre from the LORDE, and vpon the altare it consumed the burntofferynge and the fat. Whan all the people sawe that, they reioysed, and fell vpon their faces.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there came a fire out from the Lord and consumed vpon the Altar the burnt offring and the fatte: which when all the people sawe, they gaue thankes, and fell on their faces.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there came a fire out from before the Lorde, and consumed vpon the aulter the burnt offering & the fat: Whiche when all the people sawe, they gaue thankes, and fell on their faces.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and fire cometh out from before Jehovah, and consumeth on the altar the burnt-offering, and the fat; and all the people see, and cry aloud, and fall on their faces.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And fire came out from before the Lord, burning up the offering on the altar and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they gave a loud cry, falling down on their faces.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then fire went out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat parts on the altar, and all the people saw it, so they shouted loudly and fell down with their faces to the ground.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 6:21 : 21 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
• 1 Kgs 18:38-39 : 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
• Judg 13:19-20 : 19 So Manoah took a young goat with a grain offering, and offered it on a rock to the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it happened, when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife watched it and fell on their faces to the ground.
• Ezra 3:11 : 11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the LORD; because He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
• 1 Chr 21:26 : 26 And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
• 2 Chr 6:2 : 2 But I have built a house of habitation for you, and a place for your dwelling forever.
• 2 Chr 7:1-3 : 1 Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house. 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house. 3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying, For He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
• Ps 20:3-4 : 3 Remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice; Selah. 4 Grant you according to your own heart, and fulfill all your plans.
• Ps 80:1 : 1 Listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth.
• Matt 26:39 : 39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.
• Rev 4:9 : 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
• Rev 5:8 : 8 And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Rev 7:11 : 11 And all the angels stood around the throne, and around the elders and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God,
• Judg 13:23 : 23 But his wife said to him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands, nor would he have shown us all these things, nor would he at this time have told us such things as these.
• 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, who dwells between the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
• Gen 4:3-4 : 3 And in the process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the LORD. 4 And Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect for Abel and his offering:
• Gen 15:17 : 17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
• Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
• Exod 3:2 : 2 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
• Lev 6:13 : 13 The fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out.
• Num 14:5 : 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
• Num 16:22 : 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will You be angry with all the congregation?