H9005–/ל–l

And the people came into the camp; and the elders of Israel said, Why has Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch ourselves the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of Shiloh, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”

Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”

Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight.

לַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (לַֽ) la. “<into>”לָעִבְרִ֔ים (לָ) la. “<to> the”לָכֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “<to> <the>”לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים (לַ) la. “<into>”

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was routed, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

לְאֹהָלָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”

And when he came, behold, Eli was sitting upon the seat by the way-side watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.

לְהַגִּ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”

And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli.

לְעֵלִֽי׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see.

לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered; and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

לָלַת֒ (לָ) la. “to”

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

לַנַּ֗עַר (לַ) la. “<to> the”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And when they of Ashdod arose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

And when they arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the fish-stump was left to him.

לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they said, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about to Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about [ergänzt: thither].

לַֽאֲרוֹן֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”

And it came to pass that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with very great panic; and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and hemorrhoids broke out upon them.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, when the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.

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

And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it kill us not, and our people. For there was deadly alarm throughout the city: the hand of God was very heavy there;

לִמְקֹמ֔וֹ (לִ) li “to”

And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do with the ark of Jehovah? tell us wherewith we shall send it to its place.

לַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים (לַ) la. “<to> the”וְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ (לַ) la. “<to> the”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַאֲר֣וֹן (לַ) la. “to”לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; ye must at any rate return him a trespass-offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “by <the>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”

Then they said, What is the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five golden hemorrhoids, and five golden mice, the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague is upon them all, and upon your lords.

לוֹ֒ (ל) l “to <the>”לְכֻלָּ֖ם (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And ye shall make images of your hemorrhoids, and images of your mice that destroy the land, and give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

לֵאלֹהֵ֥י (לֵ) le. “to”

And why will ye harden your heart, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? When he had wrought mightily among them, did they not let them go, and they departed?

וְלָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”

and take the ark of Jehovah, and lay it upon the cart, and the golden jewels, which ye return him as a trespass-offering, put in the coffer by the side thereof; and send it away that it may go.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

And see, if it go up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, it is he who has done us this great evil; if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that touched us; it was a chance [ergänzt: that] happened to us.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “to <the>”

And [ergänzt: they of] Beth-shemesh were reaping the wheat-harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”