H9005–/ל–l

But the Lord said to him, Peace be with you; have no fear: you are in no danger of death.

ל֧וֹ (ל֧) l “to <the>”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “[be] to <the>”

Then Gideon made an altar there to the Lord, and gave it the name Yahweh-shalom; to this day it is in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “to”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “<to> <the>”

The same night the Lord said to him, Take ten men of your servants and an ox seven years old, and after pulling down the altar of Baal which is your father's, and cutting down the holy tree by its side,

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לְאָבִ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”לְאָבִ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”

Make an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this rock, in the ordered way and take the ox and make a burned offering with the wood of the holy tree which has been cut down.

לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “to”

But Joash said to all those who were attacking him, Will you take up the cause of Baal? will you be his saviour? Let anyone who will take up his cause be put to death while it is still morning: if he is a god, let him take up his cause himself because of

לְכֹל֩ (לְ) le. “to”לַבַּ֗עַל (לַ) la. “for <the>”ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “for <the>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “for <the>”

So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down.

ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “<to> <the>”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And he sent through all Manasseh, and they came after him; and he sent to Asher and Zebulun and Naphtali, and they came up and were joined to the others.

לִקְרָאתָֽם׃ (לִ) li “to”

See, I will put the wool of a sheep on the grain-floor; if there is dew on the wool only, while all the earth is dry, then I will be certain that it is your purpose to give Israel salvation by my hand as you have said.

לְבַדָּ֗הּ (לְ) le. “to”

Then Gideon said to God, Do not be moved to wrath against me if I say only this: let me make one more test with the wool; let the wool now be dry, while the earth is covered with dew.

לְבַדָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”

And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.

לְבַדָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”

Then Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, and all the people with him, got up early and put up their tents by the side of the water-spring of Harod; the tents of Midian were on the north side of him, under the hill of Moreh in the valley.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “of <the>”

And the Lord said to Gideon, So great is the number of your people, that if I give the Midianites into their hands they will be uplifted in pride over me and will say, I myself have been my saviour.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִּֽי׃ (לִּֽ) L “<to> <the>”

So now, let it be given out to the people that anyone who is shaking with fear is to go back from Mount Galud. So twenty-two thousand of the people went back, but there were still ten thousand.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then the Lord said to Gideon, There are still more people than is necessary; take them down to the water so that I may put them to the test for you there; then whoever I say is to go with you will go, and whoever I say is not to go will not go.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

So he took the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gideon, Put on one side by themselves all those drinking up the water with their tongues like a dog; and in the same way, all those who go down on their knees to the water while drinking.

לְבָ֔ד (לְ) le. “<to>”לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

Now the number of those who took up the water with their tongues was three hundred; all the rest of the people went down on their knees to the water.

לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And the Lord said to Gideon, By those three hundred who were drinking with their tongues I will give you salvation and give the Midianites into your hands; let the rest of the people go away, every man to his place.

לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

So they took the vessels of the people, and their horns from their hands, and he sent them away, every man to his tent, keeping only the three hundred; and the tents of Midian were lower down in the valley.

לְאֹֽהָלָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

But if you have fear of going down, take your servant Purah with you and go down to the tents;

לָרֶ֑דֶת (לָ) la. “to”

Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the east were covering the valley like locusts; and their camels were like the sand by the seaside, without number.

לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “for”וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ (לִ) li “[belonged] to”לָרֹֽב׃ (לָ) la. “for”

When Gideon came there, a man was giving his friend an account of his dream, saying, See, I had a dream about a cake of barley bread which, falling into the tents of Midian, came on to the tent, overturning it so that it was stretched out flat on the ear

לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ (לְ) le. “to”לְמַ֖עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”

At the sound of my horn, and the horns of those who are with me, let your horns be sounded all round the tents, and say, For the Lord and for Gideon.

לַיהוָ֥ה (לַ) la. “for”וּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ (לְ) le. “for”

So the three bands all gave a loud note on their horns, and when the vessels had been broken, they took the flaming branches in their left hands, and the horns in their right hands ready for blowing, crying out, For the Lord and for Gideon.

לִתְק֑וֹעַ (לִ) li “to”לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “for”וּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ (לְ) le. “for”

Then they made a line round the tents, every man in his place; and all the army, awaking from sleep, came running out, and with loud cries went in flight.

לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה (לַֽ) la. “<to> the”

Then Gideon sent through all the hill-country of Ephraim saying, Come down against Midian, and keep the ways across Jordan before they come. So all the men of Ephraim, massing themselves together, kept the ways across Jordan.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִקְרַ֤את (לִ) li “to”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”