Verse 5

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.16.5", "source": "וַיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ בַּעְשָׁ֔א וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל מִבְּנ֖וֹת אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖ת אֶת־מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ ס", "text": "And *wayĕhî* when *kišmōaʿ* *baʿšāʾ*, and *wayyeḥdal* from *mibbĕnôt* *ʾet*-*hārāmāh*, and *wayyašbēt* *ʾet*-*mĕlaʾktô*.", "grammar": { "*wayĕhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it happened", "*kišmōaʿ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - when hearing", "*baʿšāʾ*": "proper noun - Baasha", "*wayyeḥdal*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he stopped", "*mibbĕnôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - from building", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hārāmāh*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ramah", "*wayyašbēt*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he caused to cease", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*mĕlaʾktô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his work" }, "variants": { "*wayĕhî*": "and it happened, and it came to pass", "*kišmōaʿ*": "when hearing, upon hearing", "*wayyeḥdal*": "he stopped, he ceased, he abandoned", "*mibbĕnôt*": "from building, from constructing", "*wayyašbēt*": "he caused to cease, he stopped, he ended", "*mĕlaʾktô*": "his work, his task, his project" } }

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