H9005–/ל–l

And it cometh to pass, when Laban heareth the report of Jacob his sister's son, that he runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and kisseth him, and bringeth him in unto his house; and he recounteth to Laban all these things,

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

and Laban saith to him, `Only my bone and my flesh `art' thou;' and he dwelleth with him a month of days.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

And Laban saith to Jacob, `Is it because thou `art' my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what `is' thy hire.'

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

And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder `is' Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,

וּלְלָבָ֖ן (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'

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

and Laban giveth to her Zilpah, his maid-servant, to Leah his daughter, a maid-servant.

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

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that lo, it `is' Leah; and he saith unto Laban, `What `is' this thou hast done to me? for Rachel have I not served with thee? and why hast thou deceived me?'

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

And Laban saith, `It is not done so 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 give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years.'

לְךָ֜ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife;

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

and Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant to her.

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

And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, `Because Jehovah hath heard that I `am' the hated one, He also giveth to me even this `one';' and she calleth his name Simeon.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, `Now `is' the time, my husband is joined unto me, because I have born to him three sons,' therefore hath `one' called his name Levi.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, `Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.'

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

and she giveth to him Bilhah her maid-servant for a wife, and Jacob goeth in unto her;

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

and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son,

לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”

and Rachel saith, `God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;' therefore hath she called his name Dan.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

And Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant, conceiveth again, and beareth a second son to Jacob,

לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Leah seeth that she hath ceased from bearing, and she taketh Zilpah her maid-servant, and giveth her to Jacob for a wife;

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

and Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant, beareth to Jacob a son,

לְיַעֲקֹ֥ב (לְ) le. “to”

And Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant, beareth a second son to Jacob,

לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Reuben goeth in the days of wheat-harvest, and findeth love-apples in the field, and bringeth them in unto Leah, his mother, and Rachel saith unto Leah, `Give to me, I pray thee, of the love-apples of thy son.'

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

And she saith to her, `Is thy taking my husband a little thing, that thou hast taken also the love-apples of my son?' and Rachel saith, `Therefore doth he lie with thee to-night, for thy son's love-apples.'

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

And Jacob cometh in from the field at evening; and Leah goeth to meet him, and saith, `Unto me dost thou come in, for hiring I have hired thee with my son's love-apples;' and he lieth with her during that night.

לִקְרָאת֗וֹ (לִ) li “to”

And God hearkeneth unto Leah, and she conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son, a fifth,

לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”