Good News Translation
Dead bodies were already lying in piles, but he stepped in to hold your anger back and to keep it from harming those who were left alive.

New Revised Standard Version
For when the dead had already fallen on one another in heaps, he intervened and held back the wrath, and cut off its way to the living.

Contemporary English Version
Piles of dead bodies were everywhere when Aaron succeeded in turning away your anger, and in keeping others from being struck down.

New American Bible
For when corpses had already fallen one on another in heaps, he stood in the midst and checked the anger, and cut off its way to the living.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For when they were now fallen down dead by heaps one upon another, he stood between and stayed the assault, and cut off the way to the living.

For when they were now fallen down dead by heaps one upon another, he stood between and stayed the assault, and cut off the way to the living.

Wisdom 18:21
For a blameless man made haste to pry for the people, bringing forth the shield of his ministry, prayer, and by incense making supplication, withstood the wrath, and put an end to the calamity, shewing that he was thy servant.

Wisdom 18:22
And he overcame the disturbance, not by strength of body nor with force of arms, but with a word he subdued him that punished them, alleging the oath and covenant made with the fathers.

Wisdom 18:24
For in the priestly robe which he wore, was the whole world: and in the four rows of the stones, the glory of the fathers was graven, and thy majesty was written upon the diadem of his head.

Wisdom 18:26
And to these the destroyer gave place, and was afraid of them: for the proof only of wrath was enough.