And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרhe would destroy them,לְהַשְׁמִידָםhad notלוּלֵיMoses,מֹשֶׁהhis chosen one,בְחִירוֹstoodעָמַדin the breachבַּפֶּרֶץbefore him,לְפָנָיוto turn backלְהָשִׁיבhis furyחֲמָתוֹfrom destroying.מֵהַשְׁחִית
Psalms 106:23
Study it in the app“And he said he would destroy them, had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn back his fury from destroying.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 106:23, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- he would destroy themהַשְׁמִידָhashmida
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hashmida” appears- had notלוּלֵיlule
if not, unless
If not, unless, were it not that.
Where else “lule” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- his chosen oneבְחִירvechir
chosen
Chosen, elect: the one someone has chosen. It is said of Saul, of Moses, of David, of the servant of YHWH and of the people of Israel as God's chosen.
Where else “vechir” appears- stoodעָמַדamad
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amad” appears- in the breachפֶּרֶץperets
breach
Breach, opening made by breaking through.
Where else “perets” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- to turn backהָשִׁיבhashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiv” appears- his furyחֲמָתchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears- from destroyingהַשְׁחִיתhashchit
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “hashchit” appears
The context
22wonders in the land of Ham, awesome things by the Sea of Reeds.
23 · This verse (above)
24And they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his word.