# 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]])