H9005–/ל–l

And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ (לִ) li “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “<to> <the>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “<to> <the>”לְלָבָ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”

And Laban said to him: 'Surely thou art my bone and my flesh.' And he abode with him the space of a month.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

And Laban said unto Jacob: 'Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?'

לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (לְ) le. “to”לִּ֖י (לִּ֖) l “to <the>”

Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

וּלְלָבָ֖ן (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

And Laban said: 'It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; abide with me.'

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”לְאִ֣ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”

And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

לָ֔הּ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”לְלֵאָ֥ה (לְ) le. “to”

And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah; and he said to Laban: 'What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?'

לִּ֔י (לִּ֔) L “to <the>”וְלָ֖מָּה (לָ֖) La. “<to>”

And Laban said: 'It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

לָתֵ֥ת (לָ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.'

לְךָ֜ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “to <the>”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “of”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.

לְרָחֵ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to”לְשִׁפְחָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: 'Because the LORD hath heard that I am hated, He hath therefore given me this son also.' And she called his name Simeon.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: 'Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore was his name called Levi.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob: 'Give me children, or else I die.'

לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (לְ) le. “to”לִּ֣י (לִּ֣) l “to <the>”

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife; and Jacob went in unto her.

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “to <the>”לְאִשָּׁ֑ה (לְ) le. “to”

And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”

And Rachel said: 'God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son.' Therefore called she his name Dan.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”

When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.

לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a son.

לְיַעֲקֹ֥ב (לְ) le. “to”

And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son.

לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah: 'Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.'

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

And she said unto her: 'Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also?' And Rachel said: 'Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.'

לָ֗הּ (לָ֗) La “to <the>”וְלָקַ֕חַת (לָ) la. “to”לָכֵן֙ (לָ) la. “<to>”

And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said: 'Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandrakes.' And he lay with her that night.

לִקְרָאת֗וֹ (לִ) li “to”

And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”