H9005–/ל–l

But the LORD said to him, "Peace be to you; do not fear, you shall not die."

ל֧וֹ (ל֧) l “to <the>”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “[be] to <the>”

Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it, The LORD is peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiez'rites.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “to”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “<to> <the>”

That night the LORD said to him, "Take your father's bull, the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Ba'al which your father has, and cut down the Ashe'rah that is beside it;

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לְאָבִ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”לְאָבִ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”

and build an altar to the LORD your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order; then take the second bull, and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Ashe'rah which you shall cut down."

לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “to”

But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been pulled down."

לְכֹל֩ (לְ) le. “to”לַבַּ֗עַל (לַ) la. “for <the>”ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “for <the>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “for <the>”

Therefore on that day he was called Jerubba'al, that is to say, "Let Ba'al contend against him," because he pulled down his altar.

ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “<to> <the>”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And he sent messengers throughout all Manas'seh; and they too were called out to follow him. And he sent messengers to Asher, Zeb'ulun, and Naph'tali; and they went up to meet them.

לִקְרָאתָֽם׃ (לִ) li “to”

behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that thou wilt deliver Israel by my hand, as thou hast said."

לְבַדָּ֗הּ (לְ) le. “to”

Then Gideon said to God, "Let not thy anger burn against me, let me speak but this once; pray, let me make trial only this once with the fleece; pray, let it be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew."

לְבַדָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”

And God did so that night; for it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.

לְבַדָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”

Then Jerubba'al (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp of Mid'ian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “of <the>”

The LORD said to Gideon, "The people with you are too many for me to give the Mid'ianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, 'My own hand has delivered me.'

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִּֽי׃ (לִּֽ) L “<to> <the>”

Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, 'Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home.'" And Gideon tested them; twenty-two thousand returned, and ten thousand remained.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the LORD said to Gideon, "The people are still too many; take them down to the water and I will test them for you there; and he of whom I say to you, 'This man shall go with you,' shall go with you; and any of whom I say to you, 'This man shall not go with you,' shall not go."

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

So he brought the people down to the water; and the LORD said to Gideon, "Every one that laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself; likewise every one that kneels down to drink."

לְבָ֔ד (לְ) le. “<to>”לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

And the number of those that lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water.

לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And the LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men that lapped I will deliver you, and give the Mid'ianites into your hand; and let all the others go every man to his home."

לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

So he took the jars of the people from their hands, and their trumpets; and he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Mid'ian was below him in the valley.

לְאֹֽהָלָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

But if you fear to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant;

לָרֶ֑דֶת (לָ) la. “to”

And the Mid'ianites and the Amal'ekites and all the people of the East lay along the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the seashore for multitude.

לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “for”וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ (לִ) li “[belonged] to”לָרֹֽב׃ (לָ) la. “for”

When Gideon came, behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade; and he said, "Behold, I dreamed a dream; and lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Mid'ian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat."

לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ (לְ) le. “to”לְמַ֖עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”

When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon.'"

לַיהוָ֥ה (לַ) la. “for”וּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars, holding in their left hands the torches, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow; and they cried, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!"

לִתְק֑וֹעַ (לִ) li “to”לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “for”וּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ (לְ) le. “for”

They stood every man in his place round about the camp, and all the army ran; they cried out and fled.

לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה (לַֽ) la. “<to> the”

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of E'phraim, saying, "Come down against the Mid'ianites and seize the waters against them, as far as Beth-bar'ah, and also the Jordan." So all the men of E'phraim were called out, and they seized the waters as far as Beth-bar'ah, and also the Jordan.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִקְרַ֤את (לִ) li “to”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”