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H9005/לl

to/for

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Occurrences by book

  1. 1,358
  2. 1,094
  3. 786
  4. 1,406
  5. 1,133
  6. 708
  7. 655
  8. 115
  9. 926
  10. 734
  11. 866
  12. 608
  13. 927
  14. 1,177
  15. 299
  16. 390
  17. 263
  18. 440
  19. 1,460
  20. 392
  21. 237
  22. 78
  23. 977
  24. 1,329
  25. 90
  26. 1,142
  27. 461
  28. 143
  29. 46
  30. 88
  31. 14
  32. 51
  33. 85
  34. 16
  35. 49
  36. 35
  37. 34
  38. 163
  39. 44

Renderings

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

20,819 occurrences in 12,013 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 37:5

    And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren; and they hated him yet the more.

    לְאֶחָ֑יו (לְ) le. “to”

  2. Genesis 37:7

    for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and bowed down to my sheaf.'

    לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃ (לַ) la. “to”

  3. Genesis 37:8

    And his brethren said to him: 'Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us?' And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

    לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

  4. Genesis 37:9

    And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said: 'Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.'

    לְאֶחָ֑יו (לְ) le. “to”לִֽי׃ (לִֽ) L “to <the>”

  5. Genesis 37:10

    And he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him: 'What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down to thee to the earth?'

    ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥ת (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

  6. Genesis 37:12

    And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

    לִרְע֛וֹת (לִ) li “to”

  7. Genesis 37:13

    And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them.' And he said to him: 'Here am I.'

    ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

  8. Genesis 37:14

    And he said to him: 'Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me back word.' So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

    ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to <the>”

  9. Genesis 37:15

    And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying: 'What seekest thou?'

    לֵאמֹ֖ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

  10. Genesis 37:16

    And he said: 'I seek my brethren. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.'

    לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

  11. Genesis 37:18

    And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

    לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ (לַ) la. “to”

  12. Genesis 37:22

    And Reuben said unto them: 'Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him' --that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

    לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ (לַ) la. “to”

  13. Genesis 37:25

    And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt.

    לֶֽאֱכָל־ (לֶֽ) le. “to”לְהוֹרִ֥יד (לְ) le. “to”

  14. Genesis 37:27

    Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh.' And his brethren hearkened unto him.

    לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים (לַ) la “to the”

  15. Genesis 37:28

    And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.

    לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים (לַ) la “to the”

  16. Genesis 37:35

    And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said: 'Nay, but I will go down to the grave to my son mourning.' And his father wept for him.

    לְנַחֲמ֗וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לְהִתְנַחֵ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”

  17. Genesis 37:36

    And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.

    לְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙ (לְ) le. “to”

  18. Genesis 38:6

    And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

    לְעֵ֣ר (לְ) le. “for”

  19. Genesis 38:8

    And Judah said unto Onan: 'Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.'

    לְאוֹנָ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”לְאָחִֽיךָ׃ (לְ) le. “for”

  20. Genesis 38:9

    And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.

    ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”לְבִלְתִּ֥י (לְ) le. “to”לְאָחִֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

  21. Genesis 38:11

    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law: 'Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up'; for he said: 'Lest he also die, like his brethren.' And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

    לְתָמָ֨ר (לְ) le. “to”

  22. Genesis 38:13

    And it was told Tamar, saying: 'Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.'

    לְתָמָ֖ר (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָגֹ֥ז (לָ) la. “to”

  23. Genesis 38:14

    And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entrance of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.

    ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

  24. Genesis 38:15

    When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

    לְזוֹנָ֑ה (לְ) le. “to”

  25. Genesis 38:16

    And he turned unto her by the way, and said: 'Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee'; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said: 'What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'

    לִּ֔י (לִּ֔) L “to <the>”