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H9005/לl
to/for
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Ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He; before Me there was no God formed, neither shall any be after Me.
לִ֤י (לִ֤) l “<to>”לְפָנַי֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”
The beasts of the field shall honour Me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, Mine elect;
לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”
The people which I formed for Myself, that they might tell of My praise.
לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “for”
Thou hast not brought Me the small cattle of thy burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honoured Me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with a meal-offering, nor wearied thee with frankincense.
לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “to”
Thou hast bought Me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou satisfied Me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened Me with thy sins, thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.
לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “for”
Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and I have given Jacob to condemnation, and Israel to reviling.
לַחֵ֙רֶם֙ (לַ) la. “to <the>”לְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ (לְ) le. “to”
One shall say: 'I am the LORD'S'; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
לַֽיהוָ֣ה (לַֽ) la. “[belong] to”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “[belongs] to”
And who, as I, can proclaim--let him declare it, and set it in order for Me--since I appointed the ancient people? And the things that are coming, and that shall come to pass, let them declare.
לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “to”
Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?
לְבִלְתִּ֖י (לְ) le. “to”
The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in the house.
לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (לָ) la. “to”
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the ilex and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest; he planteth a bay-tree, and the rain doth nourish it.
לִכְרָת־ (לִ) li “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “for <the>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”
Then a man useth it for fuel; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְבָעֵ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “to”
And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image; he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith: 'Deliver me, for thou art my god.'
לְאֵ֥ל (לְ) le. “<into>”לְפִסְל֑וֹ (לְ) le. “<into>”ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “to”
And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say: 'I have burned the half of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it; and shall I make the residue thereo
לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “to”לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה (לְ) le. “<into>”לְב֥וּל (לְ) le. “to”
Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for thou art My servant; I have formed thee, thou art Mine own servant; O Israel, thou shouldest not forget Me.
לִי֙ (לִ) l “of”
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, and He that formed thee from the womb: I am the LORD, that maketh all things; that stretched forth the heavens alone; that spread abroad the earth by Myself;
לְבַדִּ֔י (לְ) le. “to”
That confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth the counsel of His messengers; that saith of Jerusalem: 'She shall be inhabited'; and of the cities of Judah: 'They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places thereof';
לִירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם (לִ) li. “of”וּלְעָרֵ֤י (לְ) le. “of”
That saith to the deep: 'Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers';
לַצּוּלָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to the”
That saith of Cyrus: 'He is My shepherd, and shall perform all My pleasure'; even saying of Jerusalem: 'She shall be built'; and to the temple: 'My foundation shall be laid.'
לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ (לְ) le. “of”וְלֵאמֹ֤ר (לֵ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (לִ) li. “of”
Thus saith the LORD to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and to loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and that the gates may not be shut:
לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮ (לִ) li “to”לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”לְרַד־ (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לִפְתֹּ֤חַ (לִ) li “to”לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron;
לְפָנֶ֣יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I am the LORD, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.
לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”
For the sake of Jacob My servant, and Israel Mine elect, I have called thee by thy name, I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known Me.
לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker, as a potsherd with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioned it: 'What makest thou?' Or: 'Thy work, it hath no hands'?
לְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[belong] to <the>”
Woe unto him that saith unto his father. 'Wherefore begettest thou?' Or to a woman: 'Wherefore travailest thou?'
לְאָ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”וּלְאִשָּׁ֖ה (לְ) le. “to”