and — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם
shâmayim
the — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)וְהָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
and the — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)וְכָל
kôl
and — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)צְבָאָֽם
tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
Genesis 2:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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So the heavensand the earthwere completed, and alltheir hosts (inhabitants).
The chapter break here is a later editorial convenience, not a break in the story — Hebrew manuscripts run this straight on from Day Six. "All their vast array" (tsava) is a military term, an army mustered and complete. Creation isn't just finished; it's finished the way a review is finished, every rank present and accounted for.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“So the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts (inhabitants).”
The chapter break here is a later editorial convenience, not a break in the story — Hebrew manuscripts run this straight on from Day Six. "All their vast array" (tsava) is a military term, an army mustered and complete. Creation isn't just finished; it's finished the way a review is finished, every rank present and accounted for.