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H9005/לl
to/for
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And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to”לְמֶ֛לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.
לְאַחְאָב֙ (לְ) le. “to”
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord; and one said unto him: 'Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee?' And he said unto them: 'Ye know the man and what his talk was.'
לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to”
And they said: 'It is false; tell us now.' And he said: `Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel.'
לָ֑נוּ (לָ֑) La. “to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”
but king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Arameans had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. --And Jehu said: 'If this be your mind, then let none escape and go forth out of the city, to go to tell it in Je
לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א (לְ) le. “to”לָלֶ֖כֶת (לָ) la. “to”לְהַגִּ֥יד (לְ) le. “to”
So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.
לִרְא֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”
Now the watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said: 'I see a company.' And Joram said: 'Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say: Is it peace?'
לִקְרָאתָ֖ם (לִ) li “to”
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said: 'Thus saith the king: Is it peace?' And Jehu said: 'What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.' And the watchman told, saying: 'The messenger came to them, but he cometh not back.'
לִקְרָאת֗וֹ (לִ) li “to”לְּךָ֥ (לְּ) le. “[is] to”וּלְשָׁל֖וֹם (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”
Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said: 'Thus saith the king: Is it peace?' And Jehu answered: `What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.'
לְּךָ֥ (לְּ) le. “[is] to”וּלְשָׁל֖וֹם (לְ) le. “to”
And the watchman told, saying: 'He came even unto them, and cometh not back; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.'
לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”
And Joram said: 'Make ready.' And they made ready his chariot. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu, and found him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”
Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plot, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plot of ground, according to the word of the LORD.'
לְךָ֛ (לְ) le. “to”
And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
לְיוֹרָ֖ם (לְ) le. “of”
And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
לְקָבְרָ֑הּ (לְ) le. “to”
Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said: 'This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying: In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel;
לוֹ֒ (ל) l “to”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”
Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying:
וּלְאַחְאָ֛ב (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: 'Behold, the two kings stood not before him; how then shall we stand?'
לְפָנָ֑יו (לְ) le. “<to>”
And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up the children, sent to Jehu, saying: 'We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king; do thou that whi
לֵאמֹר֙ (לֵ) le. “<to>”
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying: 'If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time.' Now the king's sons, being seventy per
לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִ֨י (לִ֨) l “[belong] to”וּלְקֹלִ֣י׀ (לְ) le. “to”
And there came a messenger, and told him, saying: `They have brought the heads of the king's sons.' And he said: 'Lay ye them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.'
ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”
So Jehu smote all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until there was left him none remaining.
לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “of”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”
Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said: 'Who are ye?' And they answered: 'We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.'
לִשְׁל֥וֹם (לִ) li “for”
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to him: 'Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?' And Jehonadab answered: 'It is.' 'If it be, said Jehu, give me thy ha
לִקְרָאת֜וֹ (לִ) li “to”
And he said: 'Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD.' So they made him ride in his chariot.
לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “for”
And when he came to Samaria, he smote all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke to Elijah.
לְאַחְאָ֛ב (לְ) le. “of”