H9005–/ל–l

Yahweh said to him, Peace be to you; don't be afraid: you shall not die.

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

Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it Yahweh-shalom: to this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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

It happened the same night, that Yahweh said to him, Take your father's bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;

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

and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.

לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “to”

Joash said to all who stood against him, Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? he who will contend for him, let him be put to death while [ergänzt: it is yet] morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one has broken down his altar.

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

Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.

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

He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

לִקְרָאתָֽם׃ (לִ) li “to”

behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.

לְבַדָּ֗הּ (לְ) le. “to”

Gideon said to God, Don't let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.

לְבַדָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְבַדָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “of <the>”

Yahweh said to Gideon, The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, My own hand has saved 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 and depart from Mount Gilead. There returned of the people twenty-two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Yahweh said to Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for you there: and it shall be, that of whom I tell you, This shall go with you, the same shall go with you; and of whoever I tell you, This shall not go with you, the same shall not go.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

So he brought down the people to the water: and Yahweh said to Gideon, Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, him shall you set by himself; likewise everyone who bows down on his knees to drink.

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

The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water.

לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Yahweh said to Gideon, By the three hundred men who lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand; and let all the people go every man to his place.

לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

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

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

לָרֶ֑דֶת (לָ) la. “to”

The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is on the sea-shore for multitude.

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

When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and, behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, 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 you the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, For Yahweh and for Gideon.

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

The three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they cried, The sword of Yahweh and of 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 host ran; and they shouted, and put [ergänzt: them] to flight.

לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה (לַֽ) la. “<to> the”

Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.

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