mat.be.ach denotes the slaughter prepared for sons in a warning against their future rise.

Its sole attested use names the slaughter to be prepared for sons because of their fathers' guilt, with the stated aim of preventing their rise and possession of the land.

1. Slaughter prepared for sons · dominant

   In Isaiah 14:21, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the command to prepare slaughter for the sons because of their fathers' guilt. The APB renders the clause, "Prepare slaughter for his sons," and continues with the purpose that they not rise, possess the land, and fill the world with cities.

   Isaiah 14:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 14:21, the APB presents the clause as "Prepare slaughter for his sons." This confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating each English word as a direct rendering.