H9005–/ל–l

And Leah said: 'God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar.

לְאִישִׁ֑י (לְ) le. “to”

And Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.

לְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְּ) le. “to”

And Leah said: 'God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons.' And she called his name Zebulun.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And she called his name Joseph, saying: 'The LORD add to me another son.'

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

And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban: 'Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

וּלְאַרְצִֽי׃ (לְ) le. “to”

For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased abundantly; and the LORD hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned. And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?'

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

And he said: 'What shall I give thee?' And Jacob said: 'Thou shalt not give me aught; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.

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

So shall my righteousness witness against me hereafter, when thou shalt come to look over my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and dark among the sheep, that if found with me shall be counted stolen.'

לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, making the white appear which was in the rods.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “for <the>”

And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink.

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

And Jacob separated the lambs--he also set the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the dark in the flock of Laban-- and put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban's flock.

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

And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;

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

but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

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

And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying: 'Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this wealth.'

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

And the LORD said unto Jacob: 'Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.'

וּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָ (לְ) le. “to”

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

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

and said unto them: 'I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.

לָהֶ֗ן (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And your father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

לְהָרַ֖ע (לְ) le. “to”

Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

לִֽי׃ (לִֽ) L “to <the>”

And he said: Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled; for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

לָּֽךְ׃ (לָּֽ) La “to <the>”

I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me. Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.'

לִּ֛י (לִּ֛) l “to <the>”

And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him: 'Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

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

Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “by <the>”

For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's. Now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.'

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