וְאֵ֥שׁ יָצְאָ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וַתֹּ֗אכַל אֵ֣ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֨יִם֙ אִ֔ישׁ מַקְרִיבֵ֖י הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פ
And fire came out from YHWH and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
Morphology
- וְאֵ֥שׁ (ve-esh) – Root: אשׁ (ʾ-š); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “And fire”; Notes: Refers to the divine fire.
- יָצְאָ֖ה (yatzʾah) – Root: יצא (y-ṣ-ʾ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “Came out”; Notes: Indicates the action of fire coming forth.
- מֵאֵ֣ת (me-et) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “From”; Notes: Specifies the origin of the fire.
- יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Tetragrammaton; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God.
- וַתֹּ֗אכַל (vatokhal) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it consumed”; Notes: Describes the destructive action of the fire.
- אֵ֣ת (et) – Root: Marker of the direct object; Translation: [Untranslatable]; Notes: Indicates the direct object of the verb.
- הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים (ha-ḥamishim) – Root: חמשׁ (ḥ-m-š); Form: Noun masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “The fifty”; Notes: Refers to the numerical count.
- וּמָאתַ֨יִם֙ (u-matayim) – Root: מאת (m-ʾ-t); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural; Translation: “And two hundred”; Notes: Completes the count of men.
- אִ֔ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-š); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Men”; Notes: Refers to the individuals.
- מַקְרִיבֵ֖י (maqrivei) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Hifil participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “Who were offering”; Notes: Indicates the action of presenting the incense.
- הַקְּטֹֽרֶת (ha-qtoret) – Root: קטר (q-ṭ-r); Form: Noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The incense”; Notes: Refers to the sacred incense offered in worship.