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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 . (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 1

לְֽהַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥םle.hash.Mi.Damto destroy them

Lemma: שָׁמַד (sha.mad) · Strong's: H8045

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to destroy

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8045; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 2

לוּלֵ֡יlu.Leiif not

Lemma: לוּלֵא (lu.le) · Strong's: H3884

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: unless

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Genesis 43:10, Deuteronomy 32:27, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 25:34, 2 Samuel 2:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3884; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 3

מֹ֘שֶׁ֤הmo.ShehMoses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 4

בְחִיר֗וֹve.chi.Rochosen one his

Lemma: בָּחִיר (ba.chir) · Strong's: H0972

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: chosen

Used 13 times. Also: 2 Samuel 21:6, 1 Chronicles 16:13, Psalms 89:3, Psalms 105:6, Psalms 105:43, Psalms 106:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0972; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 5

עָמַ֣ד'a.Madhe had stood

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 6

בַּפֶּ֣רֶץba.Pe.retzin the breach

Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶץ (pe.rets) · Strong's: H6556

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: breach

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 38:29, Judges 21:15, 2 Samuel 5:20, 2 Samuel 6:8, 1 Kings 11:27, 1 Chronicles 13:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6556; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 7

לְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.Nav<to> before him

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 8

לְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.Shivto turn back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to return: turn back

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 9

חֲ֝מָת֗וֹcha.ma.Toanger his

Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: rage

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 10

מֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית\׃Me.hash.Chitfrom destroying

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Psalms 106:23 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So He said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
He would destroy them	→	שָׁמַד H8045 to destroy
had not	→	לוּלֵא H3884 unless
Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
His chosen one	→	בָּחִיר H0972 chosen
stood	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
before Him	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
in the breach	→	פֶּ֫רֶץ H6556 breach
to divert	→	שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back
His wrath	→	חֵמָה H2534 rage
from destroying them	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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