to pull away
ne.sach describes pulling timber away from a man's house as a penalty in Ezra 6:11.
The attested use describes timber being pulled away from a man's house as part of the stated penalty for altering the decree in Ezra 6:11.
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Pulling timber away in a penalty · dominant
In Ezra 6:11, the Hothpaal imperfect form occurs in the penalty imposed on anyone who alters the decree: timber is taken from his house before he is set up and beaten. The APB renders the clause "shall have timber pulled from his house," confirming the verse's action while not providing word-level alignment.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 6:11, the APB presents the action as "shall have timber pulled from his house." That wording confirms the clause's overall action rather than isolating the term with certainty.