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Connecting Statement:
Nehemiah contines the prayer he began in verse 4.
Do ... to anger.
Nehemiah continues the prayer he began with the words "Hear, our God" in verse 4. You may show that this is a prayer by making it a direct quote. "Then I prayed, 'Hear, our God, ... they are prisoners. Do not cover ... the builders to anger.'"
Do not cover over
This speaks of a forgiving a person's sins as if they were a object that could be physically hidden. Alternate translation: "Do not forgive" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
do not erase their sin from before you
This speaks of forgetting a person's sins as if they were something written that could be erased. Alternate translation: "do not forget their sins
they have provoked the builders to anger
"they have made the builders become angry"