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Psalms 106:23

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לְ֭הַשְׁמִידָם לוּלֵ֨י ׀ מֹשֶׁ֣ה בְחִיר֗וֹ עָמַד בַּפֶּ֬רֶץ לְ֭פָנָיו לְהָשִׁ֥יב חֲמָת֗וֹ מֵהַשְׁחִֽית׃
vayoʾmer lhashmiydam lvley mosheh bḥiyrvo ʿamad bapereṣ lpanayv lhashiyb ḥamatvo mehashḥiyt
King James Version (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.

Modern English

Therefore he said he would destroy them — had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

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