Psalms

Psalm 106:23

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.

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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 (?)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.