H0989–בְּטֵל–be.tel

Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until another commandment shall be given from me.

לְבַטָּלָ֖א (בַטָּלָ֖א) va.ta.La' “make to cease”

Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

וּבַטִּ֥לוּ (בַטִּ֥לוּ) va.Ti.lu “they made to cease”

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

בְּטֵלַת֙ be.te.Lat “it ceased”בָּֽטְלָ֔א ba.te.La' “ceasing”

But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

בַטִּ֣לוּ va.Ti.lu “they made cease”

Moreover, I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given to these men, that they be not hindered.

לְבַטָּלָֽא׃ (בַטָּלָֽא) va.ta.La' “make to cease”