106:23 He threatened 1 to destroy them,
but 2 Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him 3
and turned back his destructive anger. 4
106:24 They rejected the fruitful land; 5
they did not believe his promise. 6
106:25 They grumbled in their tents; 7
they did not obey 8 the Lord.
1 tn Heb “and he said.”
2 tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”
3 tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”
4 tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”
5 tn Heb “a land of delight” (see also Jer 3:19; Zech 7:14).
6 tn Heb “his word.”
7 sn They grumbled in their tents. See Deut 1:27.
8 tn Heb “did not listen to the voice of.”