H9005–/ל–l

Jehovah thy God liveth, if there is a nation and kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee; and they said, He is not, then he caused the kingdom and the nation to swear, that it doth not find thee;

לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to”

and now, thou art saying, Go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah;

לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָ (לַ) la. “to”

and it hath been, I go from thee, and the Spirit of Jehovah doth lift thee up, whither I know not, and I have come to declare to Ahab, and he doth not find thee, and he hath slain me; and thy servant is fearing Jehovah from my youth.

לְהַגִּ֧יד (לְ) le. “to”לְאַחְאָ֛ב (לְ) le. “to”

`Hath it not been declared to my lord that which I have done in Jezebel's slaying the prophets of Jehovah, that I hide of the prophets of Jehovah a hundred men, fifty by fifty in a cave, and sustained them with bread and water?

לַֽאדֹנִי֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”

and now thou art saying, Go, say to my lord, Lo, Elijah -- and he hath slain me!'

לַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָ (לַֽ) la. “to”

And Elijah saith, `Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely to-day I appear unto him.'

לְפָנָ֑יו (לְ) le. “<to>”

And Obadiah goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth `it' to him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah,

לִקְרַ֥את (לִ) li “to”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to”לִקְרַ֥את (לִ) li “to”

And Elijah saith unto the people, `I -- I have been left a prophet of Jehovah -- by myself; and the prophets of Baal `are' four hundred and fifty men;

לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “of”לְבַדִּ֑י (לְ) le. “to”

and let them give to us two bullocks, and they choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in pieces, and place `it' on the wood, and place no fire; and I -- I prepare the other bullock, and have put `it' on the wood, and fire I do not place; --

לָ֜נוּ (לָ֜) La. “to”לָהֶם֩ (לָ) la. “for”

And Elijah saith to the prophets of Baal, `Choose for you the one bullock, and prepare first, for ye `are' the multitude, and call ye in the name of your god, and place no fire.'

לִנְבִיאֵ֣י (לִ) li “to”לָכֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “for”

And they take the bullock that `one' gave to them, and prepare, and call in the name of Baal from the morning even till the noon, saying, `O Baal, answer us!' and there is no voice, and there is none answering; and they leap on the altar that one had made.

לָהֶם֮ (לָ) la. “to”לֵאמֹר֙ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, `Call with a loud voice, for he `is' a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth awake.'

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “[belongs] to”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “[belongs] to”

and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending.

לַעֲל֣וֹת (לַ) la. “<to>”

And Elijah saith to all the people, `Come nigh unto me;' and all the people come nigh unto him, and he repaireth the altar of Jehovah that is broken down;

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

and Elijah taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah was, saying, `Israel is thy name;'

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

and he buildeth with the stones an altar, in the name of Jehovah, and maketh a trench, as about the space of two measures of seed, round about the altar.

לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ (לַ) la. “<to> the”

and the water goeth round about the altar, and also, the trench he hath filled with water.

לַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (לַ) la. “<to> the”

And Elijah saith to them, `Catch ye the prophets of Baal; let not a man escape of them;' and they catch them, and Elijah bringeth them down unto the stream Kishon, and doth slaughter them there.

לָהֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

And Elijah saith to Ahab, `Go up, eat and drink, because of the sound of the noise of the shower.'

לְאַחְאָ֔ב (לְ) le. “to”

And Ahab goeth up to eat, and to drink, and Elijah hath gone up unto the top of Carmel, and he stretcheth himself out on the earth, and he placeth his face between his knees,

לֶאֱכֹ֣ל (לֶ) le. “to”וְלִשְׁתּ֑וֹת (לִ) li “to”

and the hand of Jehovah hath been on Elijah, and he girdeth up his loins, and runneth before Ahab, till thine entering Jezreel.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Ahab declareth to Jezebel all that Elijah did, and all how he slew all the prophets by the sword,

לְאִיזֶ֔בֶל (לְ) le. “to”

and Jezebel sendeth a messenger unto Elijah, saying, `Thus doth the gods, and thus do they add, surely about this time to-morrow, I make thy life as the life of one of them.'

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And he feareth, and riseth, and goeth for his life, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, that `is' Judah's, and leaveth his young man there,

לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה (לִֽ) li. “[belongs] to”

and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day's Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, `Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I `am' not better than my fathers.'

לָמ֔וּת (לָ) la. “to”