H9005–/ל–l

Now after writing all the words of this law in a book till the record of them was complete,

לִכְתֹּ֛ב (לִ) li “to”

Moses said to the Levites who were responsible for taking up the ark of the Lord's agreement,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Take this book of the law and put it by the ark of the Lord's agreement, so that it may be a witness against you.

לְעֵֽד׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

For I am certain that after my death you will give yourselves up to sin, wandering from the way which I have given you; and evil will overtake you in the end, because you will do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath by the work of your hands

לְהַכְעִיס֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

For I will give honour to the name of the Lord: let our God be named great.

לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (לֵ) le. “to”

They have become false, they are not his children, the mark of sin is on them; they are an evil and hard-hearted generation.

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “to <the>”

Is this your answer to the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? Is he not your father who has given you life? He has made you and given you your place.

לַיְהוָה֙ (לַ) la. “to”

Keep in mind the days of the past, give thought to the years of generations gone by: go to your father and he will make it clear to you, to the old men and they will give you the story.

לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “to <the>”

When the Most High gave the nations their heritage, separating into groups the children of men, he had the limits of the peoples marked out, keeping in mind the number of the children of Israel.

לְמִסְפַּ֖ר (לְ) le. “to”

They made offerings to evil spirits which were not God, to gods who were strange to them, which had newly come up, not feared by your fathers.

לַשֵּׁדִים֙ (לַ) la. “to the”

If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!

לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

For their vine is the vine of Sodom, from the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are the grapes of evil, and the berries are bitter:

לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “of <the>”

Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.

לִ֤י (לִ֤) l “[belong] to <the>”לְעֵ֖ת (לְ) le. “to”לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “to <the>”

For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,

לְעֹלָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

If I make sharp my shining sword, and my hand is outstretched for judging, I will give punishment to those who are against me, and their right reward to my haters.

לְצָרָ֔י (לְ) le. “to”וְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖י (לִ) li “to”

Be glad, O you his people, over the nations; for he will take payment for the blood of his servants, and will give punishment to his haters, and take away the sin of his land, for his people.

לְצָרָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”

And after saying all this to the people,

לְדַבֵּ֛ר (לְ) le. “to”

Moses said to them, Let the words which I have said to you today go deep into your hearts, and give orders to your children to do every word of this law.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לִשְׁמֹ֣ר (לִ) li “to”לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And this is no small thing for you, but it is your life, and through this you may make your days long in the land which you are going over Jordan to take for your heritage.

לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

That same day the Lord said to Moses,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Go up into this mountain of Abarim, to Mount Nebo in the land of Moab opposite Jericho; there you may see the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel for their heritage:

לִבְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “to”לַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

So you will see the land before you, but you will not go into the land which I am giving to the children of Israel.

לִבְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “to”

Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

He said, The Lord came from Sinai, dawning on them from Seir; shining out from Mount Paran, coming from Meribath Kadesh: from his right hand went flames of fire: his wrath made waste the peoples.

לָ֔מוֹ (לָ֔) la. “to <the>”לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “for <the>”

All his holy ones are at his hand; they go at his feet; they are lifted up on his wings.

לְרַגְלֶ֔ךָ (לְ) le. “to”