Study it in the app“Look, when it was whole, it was not made into anything useful; how much less when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything useful!””
Look,הִנֵּהwhen itבִּהְיוֹתוֹwas whole,תָמִיםit was notלֹאmadeיֵעָשֶׂהinto anything useful;לִמְלָאכָהhow much lessאַף כִּיwhen the fireאֵשׁhas consumed itאֲכָלַתְהוּand it is charred,וַיֵּחָרcan it stillוְ עוֹדbe madeנַעֲשָׂהinto anything useful!”לִמְלָאכָה
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “heot” appearswithout defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “tamim” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “yease” appearswork
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearsdevour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achalat” appearsscorch
To be dried, scorched or blackened by fire or heat.
Where else “yechar” appears4Look, it is given to the fire for fuel; its two ends the fire consumes, and its middle is charred. Is it useful for any work?
5 · This verse (above)
6Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: “Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
