Psalm 105:23–25

23 And 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 And they set at nought the desirable land. They believed not his word,

25 And they murmured in their tents: they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord.

Psalm 105:23–25 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

23 So he said he would destroy them—

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach before him

to keep his wrath from destroying them.

24 Then they despised the pleasant land;

they did not believe his promise.

25 They grumbled in their tents

and did not obey the Lord.

Psalm 105:23–25 — English Standard Version (ESV)

23 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.

24 Then they despised the pleasant land,

having no faith in his promise.

25 They murmured in their tents,

and did not obey the voice of the Lord.

Psalm 105:23–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 105:23–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)

23 So he declared he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the Lord and the people.

He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them.

24 The people refused to enter the pleasant land,

for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them.

25 Instead, they grumbled in their tents

and refused to obey the Lord.

Psalm 105:23–25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

23 Therefore He said that He would destroy them,

Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach,

To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.

24 Then they despised the pleasant land;

They did not believe His word,

25 But complained in their tents,

And did not heed the voice of the Lord.

Psalm 105:23–25 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 So God said he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him

and stopped God’s anger from destroying them.

24 Then they refused to go into the beautiful land of Canaan;

they did not believe what God promised.

25 They grumbled in their tents

and did not obey the Lord.

Psalm 105:23–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 Jehovah.

Psalm 105:23–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 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. 24 And they despised the pleasant land; they believed not his word, 25 But murmured in their tents: they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.

Psalm 105:23–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 God said he was going to destroy them,

but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way

to prevent him from exterminating them.

24 They refused ⸤to enter⸥ the pleasant land.

They did not believe what he said.

25 They complained in their tents.

They did not obey the Lord.

Psalm 105:23–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

23 So He said He would have destroyed them—

if Moses His chosen one

had not stood before Him in the breach

to turn His wrath away from destroying them.

24 They despised the pleasant land

and did not believe His promise.

25 They grumbled in their tents

and did not listen to the Lord’s voice.

Psalm 105:23–25 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

23 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.

24 Then they despised the pleasant land,

having no faith in his promise.

25 They grumbled in their tents

and did not obey the voice of the Lord.

Psalm 105:23–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 So he said he would exterminate them,

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach before him,

to reverse his wrath from destroying them.

24 Then they refused the desirable land;

they did not believe his word,

25 but grumbled in their tents.

They did not obey the voice of Yahweh.

Psalm 105:23–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

23 So he said he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one,

stood up for them.

He kept God’s anger from destroying them.

24 Later on, they refused to enter the pleasant land of Canaan.

They didn’t believe God’s promise.

25 In their tents they told the Lord how unhappy they were.

They didn’t obey him.

Psalm 105:23–25 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

23 Therefore He said that He would destroy them,

Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him,

To turn away His wrath from destroying them.

24 Then they despised the pleasant land;

They did not believe in His word,

25 But grumbled in their tents;

They did not listen to the voice of the Lord.

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