H9005–/ל–l

It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.

לִשְׁמ֤וֹר (לִ) li “by”לְךָ֤ (לְ) le. “for”לְדָוִ֔ד (לְ) le. “for”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”

Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

לְהָמִ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ (לְ) le. “to”

and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “<to>”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give you me to return answer to this people?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

They spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָעָ֤ם (לָ) la. “of the”לְךָ֛ (לְ) le. “of”

But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

He said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shall you tell this people who spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make you it lighter to us; thus shall you speak to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָעָ֣ם (לָ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.

לֵאמֹ֡ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָּנוּ֩ (לָּ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”לְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

לַעֲל֣וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לָנ֖וּס (לָ) la. “to”

It happened, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

When Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

לְהִלָּחֵם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְהָשִׁיב֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִרְחַבְעָ֖ם (לִ) li “to”

But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus says Yahweh, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they listened to the word of Yahweh, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Yahweh.

לְבֵית֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לָלֶ֖כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.

לַעֲשׂ֨וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: see your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for”

This thing became a sin; for the people went [supplied: to worship] before the one, even to Dan.

לְחַטָּ֑את (לְ) le. “<into>”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; so did he in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

לַחֹ֜דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”לְזַבֵּ֖חַ (לְ) le. “to”לָעֲגָלִ֣ים (לָ) la. “to the”

He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar, to burn incense.

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “for”לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Beth El: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.

לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ (לְ) le. “to”