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2 Chronicles 16:5 Interlinear

“ heard And it came to pass when Baasha it that he left off building of Ramah cease and let his work”

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2 Chronicles 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַֽיְהִי֙	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ	H8085	heard	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
3	בַּעְשָׁ֔א	H1201	And it came to pass when Baasha	basha, a king of israel
4	וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל	H2308	it that he left off	properly, to be flabby, i.e., (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
5	מִבְּנ֖וֹת	H1129	building	to build (literally and figuratively)
6	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
7	הָֽרָמָ֑ה	H7414	of Ramah	ramah, the name of four places in palestine
8	וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖ת	H7673	cease	to repose, i.e., desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
9	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
10	מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃	H4399	and let his work	properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)

2 Chronicles 16:5 (current) heard And it came to pass when Baasha it that he left off building of Ramah cease and let his work