H9005–/ל–l

Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.

לְאִישִׁ֑י (לְ) le. “to”

And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.

לְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְּ) le. “to”

And she said, God has given me a good bride-price; now at last will I have my husband living with me, for I have given him six sons: and she gave him the name Zebulun.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.

וּלְאַרְצִֽי׃ (לְ) le. “to”

For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?

לְךָ֤ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְפָנַי֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָרֹ֔ב (לָ) la. “to”לְרַגְלִ֑י (לְ) le. “to”לְבֵיתִֽי׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me:

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “to <the>”לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “for <the>”

And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.

לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Then Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “for <the>”

And he put the banded sticks in the drinking-places where the flock came to get water; and they became with young when they came to the water.

לִשְׁתּוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לְנֹ֣כַח (לְ) le. “to”לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

These lambs Jacob kept separate; and he put his flock in a place by themselves and not with Laban's flock.

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “for <the>”לְבַדּ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And whenever the stronger ones of the flock became with young, Jacob put the sticks in front of them in the drinking-places, so that they might become with young when they saw the sticks.

לְעֵינֵ֥י (לְ) le. “to”לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה (לְ) le. “to”

But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put the sticks before them; so that the feebler flocks were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.

לְלָבָ֔ן (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

So Jacob's wealth was greatly increased; he had great flocks and women-servants and men-servants and camels and asses.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְאָבִ֑ינוּ (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”לְאָבִ֔ינוּ (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

וּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָ (לְ) le. “to”

And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.

לְרָחֵ֣ל (לְ) le. “<to>”וּלְלֵאָ֑ה (לְ) le. “<to>”

And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me

לָהֶ֗ן (לָ) la. “to <the>”

But your father has not kept faith with me, and ten times he has made changes in my payment; but God has kept him from doing me damage.

לְהָרַ֖ע (לְ) le. “to”

So God has taken away your father's cattle and has given them to me.

לִֽי׃ (לִֽ) L “to <the>”

And he said, See how all the he-goats are banded and marked and coloured: for I have seen what Laban has done to you.

לָּֽךְ׃ (לָּֽ) La “to <the>”

I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.

לִּ֛י (לִּ֛) l “to <the>”

Then Rachel and Leah said to him in answer, What part or heritage is there for us in our father's house?

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to <the>”לָ֛נוּ (לָ֛) La. “[belong] to <the>”

Are we not as people from a strange country to him? for he took a price for us and now it is all used up.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “by <the>”

For the wealth which God has taken from him is ours and our children's; so now, whatever God has said to you, do.

לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “[belongs] to <the>”וּלְבָנֵ֑ינוּ (לְ) le. “to”