Nehemiah 4:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 4:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּכַס֙
kâçâh
H3680
to cover
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עֲוֺנָ֔ם
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
וְחַטָּאתָ֖ם
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּמָּחֶ֑ה
mâchâh
H4229
to wipe out
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הִכְעִ֖יסוּ
kaʻaç
H3707
to be angry
לְנֶ֥גֶד
neged
H5048
before
הַבּוֹנִֽים
bânâh
H1129
to build
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
and don't cover their iniquity, and don't let their sin be blotted out from before you; for they have provoked [you] to anger before the builders.
-
King James Version Public Domain
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.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And do not cover over their iniquity, and do not wipe out their sin from before your face, for they have provoked anger before the front of the builders.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).