H9005–/ל–l

But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to sway over the trees?'

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָנ֖וּעַ (לָ) la. “to”

And the trees said to the vine, 'Come you, and reign over us.'

לַגָּ֑פֶן (לַ) la. “to the”

But the vine said to them, 'Shall I leave my wine which cheers gods and men, and go to sway over the trees?'

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָנ֖וּעַ (לָ) la. “to”

And the bramble said to the trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'

לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

"Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and honor when you made Abim'elech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubba'al and his house, and have done to him as his deeds deserved--

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to <the>”

that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubba'al might come and their blood be laid upon Abim'elech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brothers.

לָב֕וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לָשׂ֞וּם (לָ) la. “to”לַהֲרֹ֥ג (לַ) la. “to”

And the men of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountain tops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way; and it was told Abim'elech.

לוֹ֩ (ל) l “to <the>”לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ (לַ) la. “to”

Would that this people were under my hand! then I would remove Abim'elech. I would say to Abim'elech, 'Increase your army, and come out.'"

לַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of”

And he sent messengers to Abim'elech at Aru'mah, saying, "Behold, Ga'al the son of Ebed and his kinsmen have come to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and rush upon the city; and when he and the men that are with him come out against you, you may do to them as occasion offers."

לּ֔וֹ (לּ֔) l “to <the>”

Ga'al spoke again and said, "Look, men are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the Diviners' Oak."

לְדַבֵּר֒ (לְ) le. “to”

And Ga'al went out at the head of the men of Shechem, and fought with Abim'elech.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

On the following day the men went out into the fields. And Abim'elech was told.

לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ (לַ) la. “to”

He took his men and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the fields; and he looked and saw the men coming out of the city, and he rose against them and slew them.

לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (לִ) li “into”

Abim'elech was told that all the people of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.

לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to”

And Abim'elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

Then he called hastily to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “of <the>”

And when the men of Israel saw that Abim'elech was dead, they departed every man to his home.

לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

Thus God requited the crime of Abim'elech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers;

לְאָבִ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”לַהֲרֹ֖ג (לַ) la. “by”

After Abim'elech there arose to deliver Israel Tola the son of Pu'ah, son of Dodo, a man of Is'sachar; and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of E'phraim.

לְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַ (לְ) le. “to”

And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty asses; and they had thirty cities, called Hav'voth-ja'ir to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

ל֞וֹ (ל֞) l “to <the>”לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “[belonged] to <the>”לָהֶ֞ם (לָ) la. “<to> <the>”

And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the LORD, and did not serve him.

לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of E'phraim; so that Israel was sorely distressed.

לְהִלָּחֵ֛ם (לְ) le. “to”לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”

And the people of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Ba'als."

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will deliver you no more.

לָכֵ֥ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ (לְ) le. “to”