King James Version
What Does Psalms 106:16 Mean?
“They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.”
Context
14
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. lusted: Heb. lusted a lust
15
And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(16-18) The poet has Numbers 16, 17 in his mind.
(16) **Saint.**—The holy one. The complaint of the disaffected party was that Moses and Aaron usurped this title, which belonged to all the congregation (Numbers 16:3-5).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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