H9005–/ל–l

And the people cometh in unto the camp, and the elders of Israel say, `Why hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? we take unto us from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and it cometh into our midst, and He doth save us out of the hand of our enemies.'

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

And the Philistines are afraid, for they said, `God hath come in unto the camp;' and they say, `Wo to us, for there hath not been like this heretofore.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”

Wo to us, who doth deliver us out of the hand of these honourable gods? these `are' the gods who are smiting the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”

Strengthen yourselves, and become men, O Philistines, lest ye do service to Hebrews, as they have done to you -- then ye have become men, and have fought.'

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

And the Philistines fight, and Israel is smitten, and they flee each to his tents, and the blow is very great, and there fall of Israel thirty thousand footmen;

לְאֹהָלָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”

and he cometh in, and lo, Eli is sitting on the throne by the side of the way, watching, for his heart hath been trembling for the ark of God, and the man hath come in to declare `it' in the city, and all the city crieth out.

לְהַגִּ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”

And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, `What -- the noise of this tumult!' And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli.

לְעֵלִֽי׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Eli is a son of ninety and eight years, and his eyes have stood, and he hath not been able to see.

לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

And he who is bearing tidings answereth and saith, `Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and also a great slaughter hath been among the people, and also thy two sons have died -- Hophni and Phinehas -- and the ark of God hath been captured.'

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And his daughter-in-law, wife of Phinehas, `is' pregnant, about to bear, and she heareth the report of the taking of the ark of God, that her father-in-law and her husband have died, and she boweth, and beareth, for her pains have turned upon her.

לָלַת֒ (לָ) la. “to”

and she calleth the youth I-Chabod, saying, `Honour hath removed from Israel,' because of the taking of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

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

And the Ashdodites rise early on the morrow, and lo, Dagon is fallen on its face to the earth, before the ark of Jehovah; and they take Dagon, and put it back to its place.

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

And they rise early in the morning on the morrow, and lo, Dagon is fallen on its face to the earth, before the ark of Jehovah, and the head of Dagon, and the two palms of its hands are cut off at the threshold, only the fishy part hath been left to him;

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

And they send and gather all the princes of the Philistines unto them, and say, `What do we do to the ark of the God of Israel?' and they say, `To Gath let the ark of the God of Israel be brought round;' and they bring round the ark of the God of Israel;

לַֽאֲרוֹן֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”

and it cometh to pass after they have brought it round, that the hand of Jehovah is against the city -- a very great destruction; and He smiteth the men of the city, from small even unto great; and break forth on them do emerods.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And they send the ark of God to Ekron, and it cometh to pass, at the coming in of the ark of God to Ekron, that the Ekronites cry out, saying, `They have brought round unto us the ark of the God of Israel, to put us to death -- and our people.'

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

And they send and gather all the princes of the Philistines, and say, `Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and it turneth back to its place, and it doth not put us to death -- and our people;' for there hath been a deadly destruction throughout all the city, very heavy hath the hand of God been there,

לִמְקֹמ֔וֹ (לִ) li “to”

and the Philistines call for priests and for diviners, saying, `What do we do to the ark of Jehovah? let us know wherewith we 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 say, `If ye are sending away the ark of the God of Israel, ye do not send it away empty; for ye do certainly send back to Him a guilt-offering; then ye are healed, and it hath been known to you why His hand doth not turn aside from you.'

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

And they say, `What `is' the guilt-offering which we send back to Him?' and they say, `The number of the princes of the Philistines -- five golden emerods, and five golden mice -- for one plague `is' to you all, and to your princes,

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

and ye have made images of your emerods, and images of your mice that are corrupting the land, and have given honour to the God of Israel; it may be He doth lighten His hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land;

לֵאלֹהֵ֥י (לֵ) le. “to”

and why do ye harden your heart as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? do they not -- when He hath rolled Himself upon them -- send them away, and they go?

וְלָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”

and ye have taken the ark of Jehovah, and put it on the cart, and the vessels of gold which ye have returned to Him -- a guilt-offering -- ye put in a coffer on its side, and have sent it away, and it hath gone;

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

and ye have seen, if the way of its own border it goeth up to Beth-Shemesh -- He hath done to us this great evil; and if not, then we have known that His hand hath not come against us; an accident it hath been to us.'

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

And the Beth-Shemeshites are reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley, and they lift up their eyes, and see the ark, and rejoice to see `it'.

לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”