H9005–/ל–l

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “for”וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ (לְ) le. “for”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.

לִשְׁא֤וֹל (לִ) li “to”לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ (לְ) le. “to”לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְטוֹבָ֔ה (לְ) le. “for”

So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “by”

Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”

and weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his counselors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered:

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”

I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels one hundred talents; of gold one hundred talents;

לְכִכָּרִ֑ים (לְ) le. “of”

and twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.

לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים (לַ) la. “of”

I said to them, You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.

לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to”

Watch you, and keep them, until you weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' [supplied: houses] of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Yahweh.

לִפְנֵי֩ (לִ) li “<to>”לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (לְ) le. “of”

So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

לְהָבִ֥יא (לְ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (לִ) li. “to”לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth [supplied: day] of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandit by the way.

לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”לָלֶ֖כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written at that time.

לַכֹּ֑ל (לַ) la. “for <the>”

The children of the captivity, who had come out of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt offering to Yahweh.

לֵאלֹהֵ֣י (לֵ) le. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

They delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.

לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙ (לַ) la. “to”

Now when these things were done, the princes drew near to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, [supplied: doing] according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י (לַ) la. “to the”

For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands: yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for”וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם (לִ) li “for”

Then were assembled to me everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of them of the captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening offering.

לְמִנְחַ֥ת (לְ) le. “<to>”

and I said, my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up to the heavens.

לְהָרִ֧ים (לְ) le. “to”לְמַ֣עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (לַ) la. “<to> the”

Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

לְהַשְׁאִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to”וְלָתֶת־ (לָ) la. “to”לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to”לְהָאִ֤יר (לְ) le. “to”וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּ (לְ) le. “to”

For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the ruins of it, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

לִפְנֵי֩ (לִ) li “<to>”לָֽתֶת־ (לָֽ) la. “by”לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “to”לְרוֹמֵ֞ם (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהַעֲמִ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”וְלָֽתֶת־ (לָֽ) la. “by”לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “to”

which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, The land, to which you go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness:

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”

now therefore don't give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever; that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.

לִבְנֵיהֶ֗ם (לִ) li “to”לִבְנֵיכֶ֔ם (לִ) li “for”לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (לִ) li “<to>”

After all that is come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,

לְמַ֙טָּה֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָּ֛נוּ (לָּ֛) La. “to”

shall we again break your commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? would not you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?

לְהָפֵ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”וּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”לְאֵ֥ין (לְ) le. “to”

Yahweh, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for none can stand before you because of this.

לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ (לְ) le. “[are] <to>”לַעֲמ֛וֹד (לַ) la. “to”לְפָנֶ֖יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”