He set him before a completed act
He performed an action that cannot be undone, and thereby subsequently a final possibility.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֶעֱמִיד אוֹתוֹ בִּפְנֵי עֻובְדָּה מֻוגְמֶרֶת
Definition (Hebrew)
עָשָׂה מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁלֹּא נִיתָּן לְבַטְּלוֹ וּבְכָךְ מֵהָאַחֵר אֶפְשָׁרוּת מְסֻיֶּמֶת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)