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Psalm 106:16–18

16 In the camp they were envious of Moses

and of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one. h

17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;

it covered the assembly of Abiram. i

18 Fire blazed throughout their assembly;

flames consumed the wicked. j

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Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 When men in the camp were jealous of Moses

and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,

17 the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

and covered the company of Abiram.

18 Fire also broke out in their company;

the flame burned up the wicked.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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. 

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.

Psalm 106:16–18 — 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.


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