Study it in the app“Fire came out from before YHWH and consumed on the altar the burnt offering and the fat portions; and all the people saw it, and they shouted for joy and fell on their faces.”
Fireאֵשׁcame outוַתֵּצֵאfrom beforeמִלִּפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהand consumedוַתֹּאכַלonעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָהand the fat portions;וְ הַחֲלָבִיםand allוַ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםsaw it,יַּרְאand they shouted for joyוַיָּרֹנּוּand fellוַיִּפְּלוּonעַלtheir faces.פְּנֵיהֶם
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearsspring up
To spring up, be born, come from something.
Where else “tetse” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsdevour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “tochal” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appearsburnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appearsfat
The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.
Where else “chalavim” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appearsshout for joy
To raise a glad cry.
Where else “yaronu” appearsfall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “yiplu” appearsIt can be understood that the fire that comes out from before YHWH shows that he accepts the sacrifice (compare 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Chronicles 7:1).
23Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and they came out and blessed the people; and the glory of YHWH appeared to all the people.
24 · This verse (above)
