Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:4–5

⁴Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity. ⁵Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.^b

Footnotes

b 4:5 Or have provoked You to anger before the builders

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Nehemiah 4:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear us	שְׁמַ֤ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
O God	אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we are	הָיִ֣ינוּ	hā·yî·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
despised	בוּזָ֔ה	ḇū·zāh	Noun - feminine singular	H939 contempt
Turn	וְהָשֵׁ֥ב	wə·hā·šêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
their scorn	חֶרְפָּתָ֖ם	ḥer·pā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2781 reproach
back upon	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their own heads	רֹאשָׁ֑ם	rō·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head
and let them be taken	וּתְנֵ֥ם	ū·ṯə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
as plunder	לְבִזָּ֖ה	lə·ḇiz·zāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H961 spoil, booty
to a land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of captivity	שִׁבְיָֽה׃	šiḇ·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7633 captivity, captives

Nehemiah 4:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
cover up	תְּכַס֙	tə·ḵas	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H3680 cover
their iniquity	עֲוֺנָ֔ם	‘ă·wō·nām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
or let their sin	וְחַטָּאתָ֖ם	wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
be blotted out	תִּמָּחֶ֑ה	tim·mā·ḥeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
from Your sight	מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָ	mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have provoked	הִכְעִ֖יסוּ	hiḵ·‘î·sū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H3707 be vexed, angry
the builders	הַבּוֹנִֽים׃	hab·bō·w·nîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1129 build

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Nehemiah 4:4 Psalm 79:12 · Psalm 123:3–4 · Proverbs 3:34

Nehemiah 4:5 Jeremiah 18:23 · Psalm 109:14 · Psalm 69:27–28 · Isaiah 44:22 · 2 Timothy 4:14 · Isaiah 43:25 · Psalm 51:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.