וְלֹ֣א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְלֹ֣א

   ve-LO

   and not
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃

   ve-LO yi-ve-NE-hu

   and not he will build it
3. clause🔊 בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃

   BA-yit ga-ZAL ve-LO yi-ve-NE-hu

   a house he seized and not he will build it
4. sentence🔊 כִּֽי־רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃

   ki-RITS-tsats a-ZAV da-LIM BA-yit ga-ZAL ve-LO yi-ve-NE-hu

   for he crushed he abandoned the poor ones a house he seized and not he will build it

Exegesis

The final clause wə-lōʾ yibnēhû {וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ | wə-lōʾ yibnēhû} ‘and he will not build it’ shifts to an imperfect with negation, expressing the futility of the wrongdoer’s actions. English renderings insert explicit connectives to preserve the causal flow and underline the contrast between the seizure and the failure to establish ownership.