Psalms 106:23 — Bible Verse (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.”

Psalms 106:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 106:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 106:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Psalms 106:23 — World English Bible

Psalms 106:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 destroythem. ”

Psalms 106:23 — American Standard Version

Psalms 106:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Psalms 106:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 106:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ 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]. ”

Psalms 106:23 — Darby Translation

Psalms 106:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore he minded to destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stand in the breach before him to turne away his wrath, least he shoulde destroy them.”

Psalms 106:23 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 106:23 in Context — Psalms 106

21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

23 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.

24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

25 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.

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What Does Psalms 106:23 Mean?

Psalms 106:23 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 106. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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