Neh 4:5 | NET2full | STEP | Do not cover their iniquity , and do not wipe out their sin from your sight , for they have bitterly offended the builders .

‏ Nehemiah 4:5

5 Do not cover their iniquity, and do not wipe out their sin from your sight, for they have bitterly offended ^{▼▼tn The Hiphil stem of כָּעַס (kaʿas) may mean: (1) “to provoke to anger”; (2) “to bitterly offend”; or (3) “to grieve” (BDB 495 s.v. Hiph.; HALOT 491 s.v. כעס hif). The Hebrew lexicons suggest that “bitterly offend” is the most appropriate nuance here.} the builders. ^{▼▼tn Heb “before the builders.” The preposition נֶגֶד (neged, “before”) here connotes “in the sight of” or “in the view of” (BDB 617 s.v. 1.a; HALOT 666 s.v. 1.a).}