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H9005/לl
to/for
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Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore unto Abraham.
לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”
these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.
לְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean, of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.
ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “for <the>”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”
And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD let Himself be entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”לְנֹ֣כַח (לְ) le. “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “by <the>”
And the children struggled together within her; and she said: 'If it be so, wherefore do I live?' And she went to inquire of the LORD.
לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”לִדְרֹ֥שׁ (לִ) li “to”
And the LORD said unto her: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
לָ֗הּ (לָ֗) La “to <the>”
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
לָלֶ֑דֶת (לָ) la. “to”
And Jacob said: 'Sell me first thy birth right.'
לִֽי׃ (לִֽ) L “to <the>”
And Esau said: 'Behold, I am at the point to die; and what profit shall the birthright do to me?'
לָמ֑וּת (לָ) la. “to”וְלָמָּה־ (לָ) la. “for”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”
And Jacob said: 'Swear to me first'; and he swore unto him; and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “to <the>”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to <the>”לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”
And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.
לְעֵשָׂ֗ו (לְ) le. “to”
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
מִלְּבַד֙ (לְּ) le. “<to>”
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;
לְךָ֣ (לְ) le. “to”וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗ (לְ) le. “to”לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם (לְ) le. “to”
and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;
לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to”
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said: 'She is my sister'; for he feared to say: 'My wife'; 'lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.'
לְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “of”לֵאמֹ֣ר (לֵ) le. “to”
And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”
And Abimelech called Isaac, and said: 'Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou: She is my sister?' And Isaac said unto him: 'Because I said: Lest I die because of her.'
לְיִצְחָ֗ק (לְ) le. “<to>”
And Abimelech said: 'What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.'
לָּ֑נוּ (לָּ֑) La. “to <the>”
And Abimelech charged all the people, saying: 'He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.'
לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”
And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.
ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “to <the>”
And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
לָהֶן֙ (לָ) la. “<to> <the>”לָהֶ֖ן (לָ) la. “<to> <the>”
And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmen, saying: 'The water is ours.' And he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.
לֵאמֹ֖ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “[belongs] to <the>”
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said: 'For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.'
לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “for <the>”
And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for <the>”