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And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders. (KJV)

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וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 1

תְּכַס֙te.Khasyou cover

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpj2ms)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 2

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 3

עֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.Naminiquity their

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: iniquity: guilt

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 44:16, Exodus 28:38, Exodus 28:43, 1 Samuel 20:1, 1 Samuel 20:8, 1 Samuel 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771H; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 4

וְחַטָּאתָ֖םve.cha.ta.Tamand sin their

Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sin

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 5

מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khafrom to before you

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 6

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 7

תִּמָּחֶ֑הti.ma.Chehit be wiped out

Lemma: מָחָה (ma.chah) · Strong's: H4229A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNj2ms)

Meaning: to wipe

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:23, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4229A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 8

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 9

הִכְעִ֖יסוּhikh.'I.suthey have provoked to anger

Lemma: כָּעַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3707

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to provoke

Used 53 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 31:29, Deuteronomy 32:16, Deuteronomy 32:21, Judges 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3707; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 10

לְנֶ֥גֶדle.Ne.gedto before

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 11

הַבּוֹנִֽים\׃ha.bo.Nimthe builders

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Nehemiah 4:5 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
cover up	→	כָּסָה H3680 to cover
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
their iniquity	→	עָוֺן H5771H iniquity: guilt
or let their sin	→	חַטָּאת H2403B sin
be blotted out	→	מָחָה H4229A to wipe
from Your sight	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
. . .	→	אַל H0408 not
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
they have provoked	→	כָּעַס H3707 to provoke
. . .	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before
the builders	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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