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2 Kings 1:12

Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

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ASV

And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

KJV

And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030 →
אֵלִיָּה֮'e.li.YahElijahH452 →
וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696 →
אֲלֵיהֶם֒'a.lei.Hemto themH413 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
אִ֤ישׁ'ish[am] [the] man ofH376 →
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
אָ֔נִי'A.niIH589 →
תֵּ֤רֶדTe.redlet it come downH3381 →
אֵשׁ֙'eshfireH784 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.Khaland let it consumeH398 →
אֹתְךָ֖'o.te.Kha<obj.> youH853 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khafifty [men] yourH2572 →
וַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redand it came downH3381 →
אֵשׁ־'esh-[the] fire ofH784 →
אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khaland it consumedH398 →
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.Shavfifty [men] hisH2572 →

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Job 1:16While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”Numbers 11:1Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.2 Kings 1:9–10Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”1 Kings 22:28But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”Leviticus 10:2So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.

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