H9005–/ל–l

In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the town was broken into:)

לְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ (לְ) le. “of”לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”

Then the king of Babylon put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes in Riblah: and the king of Babylon put to death all the great men of Judah.

לְעֵינָ֑יו (לְ) le. “to”

And more than this, he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and had him put in chains to take him away to Babylon.

לָבִ֥יא (לָ) la. “to”

But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the people, who had nothing whatever, go on living in the land of Judah, and gave them vine-gardens and fields at the same time.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “[belonged] to <the>”לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, gave orders about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Take him and keep an eye on him and see that no evil comes to him; but do with him whatever he says to you.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And they sent and took Jeremiah out of the place of the watchmen, and gave him into the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to his house: so he was living among the people.

לְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּ (לְ) le. “to”

Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Go and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, my words will come true for this town, for evil and not for good: they will come about before your eyes on that day.

לְעֶבֶד־ (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְרָעָ֖ה (לְ) le. “for”לְטוֹבָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”לְפָנֶ֖יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

For I will certainly let you go free, and you will not be put to the sword, but your life will be given to you out of the hands of your attackers: because you have put your faith in me, says the Lord.

לְךָ֤ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְשָׁלָ֔ל (לְ) le. “to”

And the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place:

לְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּ (לְ) le. “<to>”

*** and the Lord has made it come, and has done as he said; because of your sin against the Lord in not giving ear to his voice; and that is why this thing has come on you.

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: se

לָב֧וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לָבֽוֹא־ (לָ) la. “to”לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “[is] <to>”לָלֶ֥כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

Then go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made ruler over the towns of Judah, and make your living-place with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go. So the captain of the arme

לָלֶ֖כֶת (לָ) la. “to”ל֧וֹ (ל֧) l “to <the>”

And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear of the servants of the Chaldaeans: go on living in the land, and become the servants of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.

לָהֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָכֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “for <the>”

As for me, I will be living in Mizpah as your representative before the Chaldaeans who come to us: but you are to get in your wine and summer fruits and oil and put them in your vessels, and make living-places for yourselves in the towns which you have t

לַֽעֲמֹד֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

In the same way, when all the Jews who were in Moab and among the children of Ammon and in Edom and in all the countries, had news that the king of Babylon had let Judah keep some of its people and that he had put over them Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, t

לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה (לִֽ) li. “to”

And said to him, Has it come to your knowledge that Baalis, the king of the children of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to take your life? But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, put no faith in what they said.

לְהַכֹּתְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “<to> <the>”

Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, said to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, Let me now go and put Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to death without anyone's knowledge: why let him take your life so that all the Jews who have come together to you may be sent in f

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֧מָּה (לָ֧) La. “<to>”

Now on the second day after he had put Gedaliah to death, when no one had knowledge of it,

לְהָמִ֣ית (לְ) le. “of”

Some people came from Shechem, from Shiloh and Samaria, eighty men, with the hair of their faces cut off and their clothing out of order, and with cuts on their bodies, and in their hands meal offerings and perfumes which they were taking to the house of

לְהָבִ֖יא (לְ) le. “to”

And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, went out from Mizpah with the purpose of meeting them, weeping on his way: and it came about that when he was face to face with them he said, Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.

לִקְרָאתָם֙ (לִ) li “to”

But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, Do not put us to death, for we have secret stores, in the country, of grain and oil and honey. So he did not put them to death with their countrymen.

לָ֤נוּ (לָ֤) La. “[belonging] to <the>”

Then Ishmael took away as prisoners all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people still in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had put under the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam: Ishmael, th

לַעֲבֹ֖ר (לַ) la. “to”

They took their men and went out to make war on Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and they came face to face with him by the great waters in Gibeon.

לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”