H9005–/ל–l

For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.

לַעֲמֹ֨ד (לַ) la. “to”לְשָׁרֵ֧ת (לְ) le. “to”

then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

לְבַ֥ד (לְ) le. “<to>”

When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ (לִ) li “to”

I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.

לְדַבֵּ֨ר (לְ) le. “by”לְדַבֵּ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”

When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “for <the>”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which Jehovah thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee thither.

לְךָ֮ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לָנ֥וּס (לָ) la. “to”

And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past;

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<to> <the>”

as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, so that he dieth; he shall flee unto one of these cities and live:

לַחְטֹ֣ב (לַ) la “to”לִכְרֹ֣ת (לִ) li “to”

lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

וְלוֹ֙ (ל) L “[belonged] to <the>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<to> <the>”

Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt set apart three cities for thee.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “for <the>”

And if Jehovah thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

לַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ (לַ) la. “to”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לָתֵ֥ת (לָ) la. “to”לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (לַ) la. “to”

if thou shalt keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, besides these three:

לַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּ (לַ) la. “to”לְאַהֲבָ֞ה (לְ) le. “to”וְלָלֶ֥כֶת (לָ) la. “to”לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so that he dieth, and he flee into one of these cities;

לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ (לְ) le. “<to>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for <the>”

Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “to <the>”

Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,

לַעֲנ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;

לָהֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לִפְנֵ֤י (לִ) li “<to>”