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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

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20,819 occurrences in 12,013 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 42:2

    And he said: 'Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt. Get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.'

    לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “for <the>”

  2. Genesis 42:3

    And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn from Egypt.

    לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר (לִ) li “to”

  3. Genesis 42:5

    And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caanan.

    לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר (לִ) li “to”

  4. Genesis 42:6

    And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down to him with their faces to the earth.

    לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”

  5. Genesis 42:7

    And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spoke roughly with them; and he said unto them: 'Whence come ye?' And they said: 'From the land of Canaan to buy food.'

    לִשְׁבָּר־ (לִ) li “to”

  6. Genesis 42:9

    And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them: 'Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.'

    לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “of <the>”לִרְא֛וֹת (לִ) li “to”

  7. Genesis 42:10

    And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

    לִשְׁבָּר־ (לִ) li “to”

  8. Genesis 42:12

    And he said unto them: 'Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.'

    לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

  9. Genesis 42:14

    And Joseph said unto them: 'That is it that I spoke unto you, saying: Ye are spies.

    לֵאמֹ֖ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

  10. Genesis 42:22

    And Reuben answered them, saying: 'Spoke I not unto you, saying: Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.'

    לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֛ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

  11. Genesis 42:24

    And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

    לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

  12. Genesis 42:25

    Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way; and thus was it done unto them.

    וּלְהָשִׁ֤יב (לְ) le. “to”וְלָתֵ֥ת (לָ) la. “to”לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לַדָּ֑רֶךְ (לַ) la. “for the”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

  13. Genesis 42:27

    And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

    לָתֵ֥ת (לָ) la. “to”לַחֲמֹר֖וֹ (לַ) la. “to”

  14. Genesis 42:28

    And he said unto his brethren: 'My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack.' And their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying: 'What is this that God hath done unto us?'

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “to <the>”

  15. Genesis 42:29

    And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying:

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

  16. Genesis 42:34

    And bring your youngest brother unto me; then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are upright men; so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.'

    לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

  17. Genesis 42:37

    And Reuben spoke unto his father, saying: 'Thou shalt slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him back to thee.'

    לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

  18. Genesis 42:38

    And he said: 'My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left; if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

    לְבַדּ֣וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

  19. Genesis 43:2

    And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said unto them: 'Go again, buy us a little food.'

    לֶאֱכֹ֣ל (לֶ) le. “to”לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “for”

  20. Genesis 43:3

    And Judah spoke unto him, saying: 'The man did earnestly forewarn us, saying: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

    לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹר֙ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

  21. Genesis 43:4

    If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;

    לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for”

  22. Genesis 43:6

    And Israel said: 'Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?'

    לָמָ֥ה (לָ) la. “<to>”לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to”לְהַגִּ֣יד (לְ) le. “by”לָאִ֔ישׁ (לָ) la. “to the”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “[belong] to”

  23. Genesis 43:7

    And they said: 'The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying: Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words; could we in any wise know that he would say: Bring

    לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “of”וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜נוּ (לְ) le. “of”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָכֶ֣ם (לָ) la. “[belong] to”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to”

  24. Genesis 43:9

    I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever.

    לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”

  25. Genesis 43:11

    And their father Israel said unto them: 'If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and ladanum, nuts, and almonds;

    לָאִ֖ישׁ (לָ) la. “to the”