H9005–/ל–l

They took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian: and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ (לַ) la “of the”

The men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian? They did chide with him sharply.

לָּ֔נוּ (לָּ֔) La. “to <the>”לְבִלְתִּי֙ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “<to> <the>”לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (לְ) le. “to”

He said to the men of Succoth, Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.

לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י (לְ) le. “to”לָעָ֖ם (לָ) la. “to the”

The princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?

לִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖ (לִֽ) li “to”

Gideon said, Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the host; for the host was secure.

לְנֹ֖בַח (לְ) le. “of”

Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

מִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖ה (לְ) l. “to”

He came to the men of Succoth, and said, See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you did taunt me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַאֲנָשֶׁ֥יךָ (לַ) la. “to”

He said to Jether his firstborn, Up, and kill them. But the youth didn't draw his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

לְיֶ֣תֶר (לְ) le. “to”

Gideon said to them, I would make a request of you, that you would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

לִ֕י (לִ֕) l “to <the>”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “[belonged] to <the>”

The weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred [ergänzt: shekels] of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.

לְ֠בַד (לְ֠) Le. “<to>”וּלְבַד֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Gideon made an ephod of it, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the prostitute after it there; and it became a snare to Gideon, and to his house.

לְאֵפ֗וֹד (לְ) le. “into”לְגִדְע֥וֹן (לְ) le. “for”וּלְבֵית֖וֹ (לְ) le. “for”לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

לִפְנֵי֙ (לִ) li “<to>”לָשֵׂ֣את (לָ) la. “to”

Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body; for he had many wives.

וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן (לְ) le. “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to <the>”

His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

לּ֥וֹ (לּ֥) l “to <the>”

It happened, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and played the prostitute after the Baals, and made Baal Berith their god.

לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (לֵ) le. “into”

Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

לָכֶם֒ (לָ) la. “for <the>”

They gave him seventy [ergänzt: pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.

לְמֶ֑לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

לְיוֹתָ֗ם (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us.

לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ (לִ) li “to”לַזַּ֖יִת (לַ) la. “to the”

But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָנ֖וּעַ (לָ) la. “to”

The trees said to the fig tree, Come you, and reign over us.

לַתְּאֵנָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to the”