Psalms 106:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 106:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְֽהַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥ם
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
לוּלֵ֡י
lûwlêʼ
H3884
unless
מֹ֘שֶׁ֤ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
בְחִיר֗וֹ
bâchîyr
H972
chosen
עָמַ֣ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
בַּפֶּ֣רֶץ
perets
H6556
breach
לְפָנָ֑יו
pânîym
H6440
face
לְהָשִׁ֥יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
חֲ֝מָת֗וֹ
chêmâh
H2534
wrath
מֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he said to annihilate them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach to his face, to turn away his heat from destroying.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).