King James Version

Psalms 77:20

Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 77:21.

נָחִ֣יתָnachitaguideנָחָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “guide”, a completed actionH5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.כַצֹּ֣אןkhatsonas flockצֹאןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).עַמֶּ֑ךָamekhapeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בְּֽיַדbeyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […מֹשֶׁ֥הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.וְאַהֲרֹֽןveaharonand Aaronאַהֲרוֹןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(77-21) Thou didst lead Thy people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou leddest thy people like a flock, By the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast led as a flock Thy people, By the hand of Moses and Aaron!

World English Bible

You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Darby Translation

Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Douay-Rheims

Because he struck the rock, and the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed. Can he also give bread, or provide a table for his people?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(77-21) Thou didst lead Thy people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou didst guide thy people as sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡδήγησας ὡς πρόβατα τὸν λαόν σου ἐν χειρὶ Μωυσῆ καὶ Ἀαρών.