Nehemiah 1:6
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Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
In other translations
Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
Hebrew words
תְּהִיtehimay it beH1961נָאna'pleaseH4994אָזְנְךָ־'azenekha-ear yourH241קַשֶּׁבֶתkashevetattentiveH7183וְעֵינֶיךָve'eineikhaand eyes yourH5869פְתֻוּחוֹתfetuvchotopenH6605לִשְׁמֹעַlishmoa'to listenH8085אֶל־'el-toH413תְּפִלַּתtefilat[the] prayer ofH8605עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595מִתְפַּלֵּלmitpalel[am] prayingH6419לְפָנֶיךָlefaneikha<to> before youH6440הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117יוֹמָםyomamby dayH3119וָלַיְלָהvalaylahand nightH3915עַל־'al-onH5921בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478עֲבָדֶיךָ'avadeikhaservants yourH5650וּמִתְוַדֶּהumitvadehand [am] confessingH3034עַל־'al-onH5921חַטֹּאותchatot[the] sins ofH2403בְּנֵי־benei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834חָטָאנוּchatanuwe have sinnedH2398לָךְlakhto youוַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589וּבֵית־uveit-and [the] house ofH1004אָבִי'avifather myH1חָטָאנוּ׃chatanuwe have sinnedH2398
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- 1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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