So he said, he would have destroyed them,
had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the gap
to turn away his wrathful indignation….(Coverdale)
This is a case where the Grail translation strikes me as more powerful:
Then he spoke of exterminating them….
No real difference even of emphasis, but somehow "exterminate" seems more intense.
Light On Dark Water 
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