H9005–/ל–l

For, lo, they have gone because of destruction, Egypt gathereth them, Moph burieth them, The desirable things of their silver, Nettles possess them -- a thorn `is' in their tents.

לְכַסְפָּ֗ם (לְ) le. “of”

As grapes in a wilderness I found Israel, As the first-fruit in a fig-tree, at its beginning, I have seen your fathers, They -- they have gone in `to' Baal-Peor, And are separated to a shameful thing, And are become abominable like their love.

לַבֹּ֔שֶׁת (לַ) la. “to <the>”

For though they nourish their sons, I have made them childless -- without man, Surely also, wo to them, when I turn aside from them.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”

Ephraim! when I have looked to the rock, Is planted in comeliness, And Ephraim `is' to bring out unto a slayer his sons.

לְצ֖וֹר (לְ) le. “to”לְהוֹצִ֥יא (לְ) le. “to”

Give to them, Jehovah -- what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.

לָהֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “to”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to”

Reject them doth my God, Because they have not hearkened to Him, And they are wanderers among nations!

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to”

`An empty vine `is' Israel, Fruit he maketh like to himself, According to the abundance of his fruit, He hath multiplied for the altars, According to the goodness of his land, They have made goodly standing-pillars.

לּ֑וֹ (לּ֑) l “for”לְפִרְי֗וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹת (לַֽ) la. “<to> the”לְאַרְצ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “of”

For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king -- what doth he for us?

לָ֑נוּ (לָ֑) La. “[belongs] to”לָּֽנוּ׃ (לָּֽ) La. “for”

For the calves of Beth-Aven fear do inhabitants of Samaria, Surely mourned on account of it hath its people, And its priests on account of it leap about, Because of its honour, for it hath removed from it,

לְעֶגְלוֹת֙ (לְ) le. “for”

Also it to Asshur is carried, a present to a warlike king, Shame doth Ephraim receive, And ashamed is Israel of its own counsel.

לְאַשּׁ֣וּר (לְ) le. “to”לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

And destroyed have been high places of Aven, the sin of Israel. Thorn and bramble go up on their altars, And they have said to hills, Cover us, And to heights, Fall upon us.

לֶֽהָרִים֙ (לֶֽ) le. “to the”וְלַגְּבָע֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to the”

When I desire, then I do bind them, And gathered against them have peoples, When they bind themselves to their two iniquities.

לִשְׁתֵּ֥י (לִ) li “to”

And Ephraim `is' a trained heifer -- loving to thresh, And I -- I have passed over on the goodness of its neck, I cause `one' to ride Ephraim, Plough doth Judah, harrow for him doth Jacob.

לָד֔וּשׁ (לָ) la. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<for>”

Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.

לָכֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “<for>”לִצְדָקָה֙ (לִ) li “<to>”לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “<for>”לִדְר֣וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”לָכֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “for”

Thus hath Beth-El done to you, Because of the evil of your wickedness, In the dawn cut off utterly is a king of Israel!

לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to”

Because Israel `is' a youth, and I love him, Out of Egypt I have called for My Son.

לִבְנִֽי׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “<to>”לַבְּעָלִ֣ים (לַ) la. “to the”וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים (לַ) la. “to the”

And I have caused Ephraim to go on foot, Taking them by their arms, And they have not known that I strengthened them.

לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם (לְ) le. “<to>”

With cords of man I do draw them, With thick cords of love, And I am to them as a raiser up of a yoke on their jaws, And I incline unto him -- I feed `him'.

לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to”

He turneth not back unto the land of Egypt, And Asshur -- he `is' his king, For they have refused to return.

לָשֽׁוּב׃ (לָ) la. “to”

And My people are hanging in suspense, about My returning, And unto the Most High they do call, Together they exalt not.

לִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑י (לִ) li “to”

I do not the fierceness of My anger, I turn not back to destroy Ephraim, For God I `am', and not a man. In thy midst the Holy One, and I enter not in enmity,

לְשַׁחֵ֣ת (לְ) le. “to”

Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day lying and spoiling he multiplieth, And a covenant with Asshur they make, And oil to Egypt is carried.

לְמִצְרַ֥יִם (לְ) le. “to”

And a controversy hath Jehovah with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings He returneth to him.

לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “[belongs] to”וְלִפְקֹ֤ד (לִ) li “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to”

Yea, he is a prince unto the Messenger, And he overcometh `by' weeping, And he maketh supplication to Him, At Bethel He doth find him, And there He doth speak with us,

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to”