en_tn/num/16/35.md

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/jit/figs-metaphor)

250 men

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