KJV: 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.
YLT: 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.
Darby: And he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses, his chosen, stood before him in the breach, to turn away his fury, lest he should destroy them.
ASV: 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 .
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | Therefore He said |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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לְֽהַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥ם | that He would destroy them |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁמַד Sense: to destroy, exterminate, be destroyed, be exterminated. |
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מֹ֘שֶׁ֤ה | Moses |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus. |
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בְחִיר֗וֹ | His chosen one |
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בָּחִיר Sense: chosen, choice one, chosen one, elect (of God). |
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עָמַ֣ד | Had stood |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָמַד Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand. |
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בַּפֶּ֣רֶץ | in the breach |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: פֶּרֶץ Sense: breach, gap, bursting forth. |
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לְפָנָ֑יו | before Him |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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לְהָשִׁ֥יב | to turn away |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back. |
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חֲ֝מָת֗וֹ | His wrath |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: חֵמָא Sense: heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles. |
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מֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית | lest He destroy [them] |
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁחַת Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay. |