Psalms

Psalm 106:21–25

²¹They forgot God their Savior,

who did great things in Egypt,

²²wondrous works in the land of Ham,

and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

²³So He said He would destroy them—

had not Moses His chosen one

stood before Him in the breach

to divert His wrath from destroying them.

²⁴They despised the pleasant land;

they did not believe His promise.

²⁵They grumbled in their tents

and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They forgot	שָׁ֭כְחוּ	šā·k̲ə·ḥû	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7911 forget
God	אֵ֣ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
their Savior	מוֹשִׁיעָ֑ם	mō·wō·šî·‘ām	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3467 deliver
who did	עֹשֶׂ֖ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
great	גְדֹל֣וֹת	ḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H1419 great
things in Egypt	בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
wondrous works	נִ֭פְלָאוֹת	nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Ham	חָ֑ם	ḥām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2526 Ham
awesome deeds	נ֝וֹרָא֗וֹת	nō·w·rā·’ō·wṯ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H3372 fear
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Red	סֽוּף׃	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
Sea	יַם־	yam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So He said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
He would destroy them	לְֽהַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥ם	lə·haš·mî·ḏām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
had not	לוּלֵ֡י	lū·lê	Conjunction	H3884 if not, unless
Moses	מֹ֘שֶׁ֤ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
His chosen one	בְחִיר֗וֹ	ḇə·ḥî·rōw	Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H972 chosen
stood	עָמַ֣ד	‘ā·maḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before Him	לְפָנָ֑יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
in the breach	בַּפֶּ֣רֶץ	bap·pe·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6556 bursting forth, breach
to divert	לְהָשִׁ֥יב	lə·hā·šîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
His wrath	חֲ֝מָת֗וֹ	ḥă·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2534 heat, rage
from destroying them	מֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית׃	mê·haš·ḥîṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7843 go to ruin (?)

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They despised	וַֽ֭יִּמְאֲסוּ	way·yim·’ă·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3988 reject
the pleasant	חֶמְדָּ֑ה	ḥem·dāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2532 id.
land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
they did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
believe	הֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּ	he·’ĕ·mî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H539 confirm, support
His promise	לִדְבָרֽוֹ׃	liḏ·ḇā·rōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They grumbled	וַיֵּרָגְנ֥וּ	way·yê·rā·ḡə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7279 murmur, whisper
in their tents	בְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑ם	ḇə·’ā·ho·lê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H168 tent
and did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ	šā·mə·ʿû	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
to the voice	בְּק֣וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh