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Psalm 106:16–23

16  When men in the camp jwere jealous of Moses

and Aaron, kthe holy one of the Lord,

17  lthe earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

and covered the company of Abiram.

18  mFire also broke out in their company;

the flame burned up the wicked.

19  They nmade a calf in Horeb

and worshiped a metal image.

20  They oexchanged the glory of God2

for the image of an ox that eats grass.

21  They pforgot God, their Savior,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22  wondrous works in qthe land of Ham,

and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23  Therefore rhe said he would destroy them—

had not Moses, his schosen one,

tstood in the breach before him,

to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

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Psalm 106:16–23 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 In the camp they grew envious of Moses

and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.

17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;

it buried the company of Abiram.

18 Fire blazed among their followers;

a flame consumed the wicked.

19 At Horeb they made a calf

and worshiped an idol cast from metal.

20 They exchanged their glorious God

for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 miracles in the land of Ham

and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23 So he said he would destroy them—

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach before him

to keep his wrath from destroying them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 They envied Moses also in the camp,

And Aaron the saint of the Lord.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

And covered the company of Abiram.

18 And a fire was kindled in their company;

The flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshipped the molten image.

20 Thus they changed their glory

Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

21 They forgat God their saviour,

Which had done great things in Egypt;

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,

And terrible things by the Red sea.

23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them,

Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach,

To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 The people in the camp were jealous of Moses

and envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.

17 Because of this, the earth opened up;

it swallowed Dathan

and buried Abiram and the other rebels.

18 Fire fell upon their followers;

a flame consumed the wicked.

19 The people made a calf at Mount Sinai;

they bowed before an image made of gold.

20 They traded their glorious God

for a statue of a grass-eating bull.

21 They forgot God, their savior,

who had done such great things in Egypt—

22 such wonderful things in the land of Ham,

such awesome deeds at the Red Sea.

23 So he declared he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the Lord and the people.

He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 When they envied Moses in the camp,

And Aaron the saint of the Lord,

17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan,

And covered the faction of Abiram.

18 A fire was kindled in their company;

The flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshiped the molded image.

20 Thus they changed their glory

Into the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

Who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,

Awesome things by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore He said that He would destroy them,

Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach,

To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 The people in the camp were jealous of Moses

and of Aaron, the holy priest of the Lord.

17 Then the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan

and closed over Abiram’s group.

18 A fire burned among their followers,

and flames burned up the wicked.

19 The people made a gold calf at Mount Sinai

and worshiped a metal statue.

20 They exchanged their glorious God

for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 who had done miracles in Egypt

and amazing things by the Red Sea.

23 So God said he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him

and stopped God’s anger from destroying them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 They envied Moses also in the camp,

And Aaron the saint of Jehovah.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

And covered the company of Abiram.

18 And a fire was kindled in their company;

The flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshipped a molten image.

20 Thus they changed their glory

For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

21 They forgat God their Saviour,

Who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,

And terrible things by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them,

Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach,

To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And they envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron, the saint of Jehovah. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram; 18 And fire was kindled in their company; a flame burned up the wicked. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and did homage to a molten image; 20 And they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They forgot •God their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea. 23 And he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses, his chosen, stood before him in the breach, to turn away his fury, lest he should destroy them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 In the camp certain men became envious of Moses. 

They also became envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one. 

17 The ground split open and swallowed Dathan. 

It buried Abiram’s followers. 

18 A fire broke out among their followers. 

Flames burned up wicked people. 

19 At Mount Horeb they made ⸤a statue of⸥ a calf. 

They worshiped an idol made of metal. 

20 They traded their glorious God

for the statue of a bull that eats grass. 

21 They forgot God, their savior, 

the one who did spectacular things in Egypt, 

22 miracles in the land of Ham, 

and terrifying things at the Red Sea. 

23 God said he was going to destroy them, 

but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way 

to prevent him from exterminating them. 

Psalm 106:16–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 In the camp they were envious of Moses

and of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one.

17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;

it covered the assembly of Abiram.

18 Fire blazed throughout their assembly;

flames consumed the wicked.

19 At Horeb they made a calf

and worshiped the cast metal image.

20 They exchanged their glory

for the image of a grass-eating ox.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

who did great things in Egypt,

22 wonderful works in the land of Ham,

awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.

23 So He said He would have destroyed them—

if Moses His chosen one

had not stood before Him in the breach

to turn His wrath away from destroying them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 They were jealous of Moses in the camp,

and of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

and covered the faction of Abiram.

18 Fire also broke out in their company;

the flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf at Horeb

and worshiped a cast image.

20 They exchanged the glory of God

for the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God, their Savior,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,

and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore he said he would destroy them—

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach before him,

to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 And they were jealous of Moses in the camp,

and of Aaron, the holy one of Yahweh.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

and it covered over the gang of Abiram.

18 Also fire burned in their assembly;

the flame devoured the wicked.

19 They made a calf at Horeb

and bowed down to a cast image.

20 And so they exchanged their glory

for an image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 wonders in the land of Ham,

awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23 So he said he would exterminate them,

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach before him,

to reverse his wrath from destroying them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 In their camp some of them became jealous of Moses.

They were also jealous of Aaron. He had been set apart to serve the Lord.

17 The ground opened up and swallowed Dathan.

It buried Abiram and his followers.

18 Fire blazed among all of them.

Flames destroyed those evil people.

19 At Mount Horeb they made a metal statue of a bull calf.

They worshiped that statue of a god.

20 They traded their glorious God

for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them.

They forgot the One who had done great things in Egypt.

22 They forgot the miracles he did in the land of Ham.

They forgot the wonderful things he did by the Red Sea.

23 So he said he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one,

stood up for them.

He kept God’s anger from destroying them.

Psalm 106:16–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 When they became envious of Moses in the camp,

And of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

And engulfed the company of Abiram.

18 And a fire blazed up in their company;

The flame consumed the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb

And worshiped a molten image.

20 Thus they exchanged their glory

For the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

Who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wonders in the land of Ham

And awesome things by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore He said that He would destroy them,

Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him,

To turn away His wrath from destroying them.


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