Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo 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 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 |