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Nehemiah 4:5

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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Nehemiah 3:37.

וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תְּכַס֙tekhascoverכָּסָהverb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, a wish or indirect commandH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עֲוֺנָ֔םaonamfaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.וְחַטָּאתָ֖םvechatatamand punishmentחַטָּאָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and punishment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmilfaneykhafrom to a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, preposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּמָּחֶ֑הtimachehreach untoמָחָהverb, niphal, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “reach unto”, a wish or indirect commandH4229properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach toabolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, [idiom] utterly, wipe (away, out).כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הִכְעִ֖יסוּhikhisvbe angryכַּעַסverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be angry”, a completed actionH3707to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignantbe angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.לְנֶ֥גֶדlenegedto againstנֶגֶדpreposition, preposition — “to against”H5048a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or beforeabout, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.הַבּוֹנִֽיםhabonimthe buildבָּנָהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(3-37) and cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before Thee; for they have vexed Thee before the builders.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and do not cover over their iniquity, and their sin from before Thee let not be blotted out, for they have provoked to anger — over-against those building.

World English Bible

Don’t cover their iniquity. Don’t let their sin be blotted out from before you; for they have insulted the builders.”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thy face, because they have mocked thy builders.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)