Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #251971

OSHB Psa 51:3 מְחֵה (məḩēh) Strongs=4229 a Lemma=‘מָחָה’
contextual word gloss=‘wipe_out’ word gloss=‘blot_out’
Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular

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Other uses (1) of identical word form מְחֵה (Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְחֵה’ (Morphology=Vqv2ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) is always and only glossed as ‘wipe_out’.

PSA 51:3 contextual word gloss=‘wipe_out’ word gloss=‘blot_out’ OSHB PSA 51:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3  show_favour _to _me Oh _god according_to _of_your _covenant _loyalty according_to _the _greatness _of your(pl)_compassion(s)_of_your wipe _out transgressions _of_my. (PSA 51:3)

Combined passage: org PSA 51:1–3 (native PSA 51:0–1; verse text cannot be split).

OET-RV: (PSA 51:0)

OET-RV: For the musical director: a song by David from when the prophet Natan had gone to him after David had committed adultery with Bat-Sheva.
⇔  1 Have mercy on me, God, because of your loyal commitment.
⇔ ≈ Blot out my disobedience, because you’re so merciful. (PSA 51:1)

PSA 51:11 contextual word gloss=‘wipe_out’ word gloss=‘blot_out’ OSHB PSA 51:11 word 6

OET-LV: 11  hide face _of_your from_sins _of_my and_all iniquities _of_my wipe _out. (PSA 51:11)

OET-RV: 9 Look away from my sins
⇔ ≈ and blot out all my iniquities. (PSA 51:9)