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Nehemiah 4:5 Interlinear

And cover not their iniquity and let not their sin from before be blotted out thee for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְאַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
2תְּכַס֙H3680And coverproperly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
3עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
4עֲוֹנָ֔םH5771not their iniquityperversity, i.e., (moral) evil
5וְחַטָּאתָ֖םH2403and let not their sinan offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
6מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָH6440from beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
7אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
8תִּמָּחֶ֑הH4229be blotted outproperly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e., grease or make fat
9כִּ֥יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
10הִכְעִ֖יסוּH3707thee for they have provoked thee to angerto trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant
11לְנֶ֥גֶדH5048a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
12הַבּוֹנִֽים׃H1129before the buildersto build (literally and figuratively)

Verse Context

Nehemiah 4:4Hear O our God for we are despised and turn...
Nehemiah 4:5 (current) And cover not their iniquity and let not their sin from before be blotted out thee for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders
Nehemiah 4:6So built and all the wall was joined together and all the wall...

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