OET interlinear PSA 106:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יֹּ֗אמֶר לְֽ⁠הַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,destroy,them not Mosheh one_of,his_chosen stood in,breach before,,him to,turn_back anger_of,his from,destroying )

The implication is that God was determined to destroy the Israelites because of their sin, but Moses interceded for them. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [So he intended to annihilate them] or [So he would have annihilated them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

לוּלֵ֡י מֹ֘שֶׁ֤ה בְחִיר֗⁠וֹ עָמַ֣ד בַּ⁠פֶּ֣רֶץ

not (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,destroy,them not Mosheh one_of,his_chosen stood in,breach before,,him to,turn_back anger_of,his from,destroying )

The psalmist says had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach to introduce a situation that did not happen in order to help explain what would have happened if Moses had not interceded for the Israelites. Use a natural method in your language for introducing a situation that did not happen. Alternate translation: [if Moses, his chosen one, had not stood in the breach]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

בְחִיר֗⁠וֹ

one_of,his_chosen

The expression his chosen one is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [the one whom God had chosen]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עָמַ֣ד בַּ⁠פֶּ֣רֶץ

stood (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,destroy,them not Mosheh one_of,his_chosen stood in,breach before,,him to,turn_back anger_of,his from,destroying )

The psalmist is using stood in the breach as a common expression of his culture to mean “defended them” or “interceded for them.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [defended them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנָ֑י⁠ו

before,,him

Here, to his face represents being in God’s presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [before God]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠הָשִׁ֥יב חֲ֝מָת֗⁠וֹ מֵֽ⁠הַשְׁחִֽית

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,destroy,them not Mosheh one_of,his_chosen stood in,breach before,,him to,turn_back anger_of,his from,destroying )

The psalmist is using to turn away his heat as a common expression of the culture to mean “to turn away his anger.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to keep him from destroying them in his anger]