Nehemiah
Nehemiah 4:5
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
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.