Context 13:19 The prophet1 got angry at him and said, “If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria!2 But now, you will defeat Syria only three times.”
[13:19]2tnHeb “[It was necessary] to strike five or six times, then you would strike down Syria until destruction.” On the syntax of the infinitive construct, see GKC 349 §114.k.