King James Version

Psalms 106:16

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

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וַיְקַנְא֣וּvayqanvand be jealousקָנָאconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be jealous”, the next action in the storyH7065to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).לְ֭מֹשֶׁהlemoshehto Mosesמֹשֶׁהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הbamachanehin armyמַחֲנֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in army”, the ordinary formH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.לְ֝אַהֲרֹ֗ןleaharonto Aaronאַהֲרוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.קְד֣וֹשׁqedoshsaintקָדוֹשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They were jealous also of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron the holy one of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they are envious of Moses in the camp, Of Aaron, Jehovah's holy one.

World English Bible

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.

Darby Translation

And they envied Moses in the camp, [and] Aaron, the saint of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst the iron bars.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They were jealous also of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron the holy one of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They provoked Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ παρώργισαν Μωυσῆν ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ, καὶ Ἀαρὼν τὸν ἅγιον Κυρίου.