# fire flashed out from Yahweh and devoured the 250 men

Being destroyed by fire is spoken of as if they were eaten by the fire. Alternate translation: "fire flashed out from Yahweh and destroyed the 250 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# 250 men

"two hundred and fifty men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])