O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.Daniel 9:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יְהוָ֗ה לָ֚נוּ בֹּ֣שֶׁת הַפָּנִ֔ים לִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּ לְשָׂרֵ֖ינוּ וְלַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָ֖אנוּ לָֽךְ׃
- יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- לָ֚נוּLa.nu“[belongs] to us”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
- בֹּ֣שֶׁתBo.shet“[the] shame of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בֹּ֫שֶׁת · “shame” · Strong's H1322
- הַפָּנִ֔יםha.pa.Nim“the faces”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּנֶה · “PERSON” · Strong's H6440L
- לִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּlim.la.Khei.nu“to kings our”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- לְשָׂרֵ֖ינוּle.sa.Rei.nu“to leaders our”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
- וְלַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nu“and to ancestors our”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- חָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nu“we have sinned”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
- לָֽךְ׃Lakh“to you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)