482 B
482 B
Do ... to anger.
Nehemiah continues the prayer he began in verse 4. You may show this by making it a direct quote. "Then I prayed, 'Hear, our God, ... they are prisoners. Do not forgive ... the builders to anger.'"
let their sin not be blotted out from before you
"do not forgive their sin" or "I do not want you to forgive their sin"
let ... not
Nehemiah is expressing a desire.
they have provoked the builders to anger
"they have made the builders become angry"