Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them. New Living Translation So he declared he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the LORD and the people. He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them. English Standard Version Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them. Berean Standard Bible So 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. King James Bible Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. New King James Version Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them. New American Standard Bible Therefore He said that He would destroy them, If Moses, His chosen one, had not stood in the gap before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them. NASB 1995 Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them. NASB 1977 Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him, To turn away His wrath from eradicating them. Amplified Bible Therefore He said He would destroy them, [And He would have done so] had not Moses, His chosen one, stepped into the gap before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them. Christian Standard Bible So he said he would have destroyed them — if Moses his chosen one had not stood before him in the breach to turn his wrath away from destroying them. Holman Christian Standard Bible So He said He would have destroyed them— if Moses His chosen one had not stood before Him in the breach to turn His wrath away from destroying them. American Standard Version Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. Contemporary English Version You were angry and started to destroy them, but Moses, your chosen leader, begged you not to do it. English Revised Version Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. GOD'S WORD® Translation God said he was going to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way to prevent him from exterminating them. Good News Translation When God said that he would destroy his people, his chosen servant, Moses, stood up against God and kept his anger from destroying them. International Standard Version He would have destroyed them but for Moses, his chosen one, who stood in the breach before him to avert his destructive wrath. Majority Standard Bible So 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. NET Bible He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger. New Heart English Bible Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. World English Bible Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd He commands to destroy them, "" Unless Moses, His chosen one, "" Had stood in the breach before Him, "" To turn back His wrath from destroying. Young's Literal Translation And He saith to destroy them, Unless Moses, His chosen one, Had stood in the breach before Him, To turn back His wrath from destroying. Smith's Literal Translation And he will say to destroy them unless Moses his chosen stood in the breaking before him to turn away his wrath from destroying. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said that he would destroy them: had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach: To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible He would have decreed their destruction, had not Moses, his chosen one, Withstood him in the breach to turn back his destroying anger. New Revised Standard Version Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTherefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he said that he would destroy them if Moses, his chosen, had not stood in the gap before him, and turned back his wrath, lest he would destroy them. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen stood before Him in the breach, To turn back His wrath, lest He should destroy them. Brenton Septuagint Translation So he said that he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn him away from the fierceness of his anger, so that he should not destroy them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good…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.… Cross References Exodus 32:11-14 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ... Deuteronomy 9:18-20 Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger. / For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. / The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron. Numbers 14:11-20 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? / I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.” / But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. ... Ezekiel 22:30 I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one. Jeremiah 15:1 Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go! Genesis 18:23-33 Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? / What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there? / Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” ... 1 Samuel 12:23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way. Amos 7:1-6 This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up. / And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. ... Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. Job 42:8-10 So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.” / So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer. / After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions. Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. Romans 8:34 Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us. 1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, Luke 23:34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots. Treasury of Scripture Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. he said Exodus 32:10,11,32 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation… Deuteronomy 9:13,14,19,25 Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: … Deuteronomy 10:10 And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee. his chosen Psalm 105:6,26 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen… Numbers 16:5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him. Matthew 12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. stood Exodus 32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Jeremiah 5:1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. Ezekiel 13:5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. Jump to Previous Breach Chosen Destroy Destroying Destruction End Moses Purposing Servant Special Stood Turn Turning Wouldn't WrathJump to Next Breach Chosen Destroy Destroying Destruction End Moses Purposing Servant Special Stood Turn Turning Wouldn't WrathPsalm 106 1. The psalmist exhorts to praise God4. He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers 7. The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy 47. He concludes with prayer and praise So He said This phrase indicates a divine declaration, emphasizing God's active role in the narrative. The Hebrew root for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which often conveys not just speech but a decisive action or intention. In the context of the Psalms, it underscores God's sovereign authority and His responsiveness to the actions of His people. Historically, this reflects the covenant relationship where God communicates His will and intentions to Israel. He would have destroyed them had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to turn His wrath away from destroying them Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say He would destroy them— לְֽהַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥ם (lə·haš·mî·ḏām) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed had not לוּלֵ֡י (lū·lê) Conjunction Strong's 3884: If not, unless Moses מֹ֘שֶׁ֤ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver His chosen one בְחִיר֗וֹ (ḇə·ḥî·rōw) Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 972: Select stood עָמַ֣ד (‘ā·maḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations before Him לְפָנָ֑יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face in the breach בַּפֶּ֣רֶץ (bap·pe·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6556: A bursting forth, breach to divert לְהָשִׁ֥יב (lə·hā·šîḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again His wrath חֲ֝מָת֗וֹ (ḥă·mā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison from destroying them. מֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית׃ (mê·haš·ḥîṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin Links Psalm 106:23 NIVPsalm 106:23 NLT Psalm 106:23 ESV Psalm 106:23 NASB Psalm 106:23 KJV Psalm 106:23 BibleApps.com Psalm 106:23 Biblia Paralela Psalm 106:23 Chinese Bible Psalm 106:23 French Bible Psalm 106:23 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 106:23 Therefore he said that he would destroy (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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