Psalm 106:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study 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.

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.

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].

Hebrew
So He said
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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