H9005–/ל–l

It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ (לִ) li “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “<to> <the>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “<to> <the>”לְלָבָ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”

Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. He lived with him for a month.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"

לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (לְ) le. “to”לִּ֖י (לִּ֖) l “to <the>”

Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

וּלְלָבָ֖ן (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”לְאִ֣ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”

Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

לָ֔הּ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”לְלֵאָ֥ה (לְ) le. “to”

It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Didn't I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"

לִּ֔י (לִּ֔) L “to <the>”וְלָ֖מָּה (לָ֖) La. “<to>”

Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first born.

לָתֵ֥ת (לָ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years."

לְךָ֜ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “to <the>”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “of”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.

לְרָחֵ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to”לְשִׁפְחָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

She conceived again, and bare a son, and said, "Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

She conceived again, and bare a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."

לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (לְ) le. “to”לִּ֣י (לִּ֣) l “to <the>”

She gave him Bilhah her handmaid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “to <the>”לְאִשָּׁ֑ה (לְ) le. “to”

Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”

Rachel said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son." Therefore called she his name Dan.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”

When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, bore Jacob a son.

לְיַעֲקֹ֥ב (לְ) le. “to”

Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, bore Jacob a second son.

לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother, Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

She said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes, also?" Rachel said, "Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes."

לָ֗הּ (לָ֗) La “to <the>”וְלָקַ֕חַת (לָ) la. “to”לָכֵן֙ (לָ) la. “<to>”

Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, "You must come in to me; for I have surely hired you with my son's mandrakes." He lay with her that night.

לִקְרָאת֗וֹ (לִ) li “to”

God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”