H9005–/ל–l

Take my offering then, with my blessing; for God has been very good to me and I have enough: so at his strong request, he took it.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”לִי־ (לִ) li “[belongs] to <the>”

And he said, Let us go on our journey together, and I will go in front.

לְנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Do you, my lord, go on before your servant; I will come on slowly, at the rate at which the cattle and the children are able to go, till I come to my lord at Seir.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְאִטִּ֗י (לְ) le. “to”לְרֶ֨גֶל (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנַי֙ (לְ) le. “[is] <to>”וּלְרֶ֣גֶל (לְ) le. “to”

And Esau said, Then keep some of my men with you. And he said, What need is there for that, if my lord is pleased with me?

לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”

So Esau, turning back that day, went on his way to Seir.

לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And Jacob went on to Succoth, where he made a house for himself and put up tents for his cattle: for this reason the place was named Succoth.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”וּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙ (לְ) le. “for”

And there he put up an altar, naming it El, the God of Israel.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “<to> <the>”

Now Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had by Jacob, went out to see the women of that country.

לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב (לְ) le. “to”לִרְא֖וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And Shechem said to Hamor, his father, Get me this girl for my wife.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִ֛י (לִ֛) l “for <the>”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then Hamor, the father of Shechem, came out to have a talk with Jacob.

לְדַבֵּ֖ר (לְ) le. “to”

Now the sons of Jacob came in from the fields when they had news of it, and they were wounded and very angry because of the shame he had done in Israel by having connection with Jacob's daughter; and they said, Such a thing is not to be done.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִשְׁכַּב֙ (לִ) li “by”

But Hamor said to them, Shechem, my son, is full of desire for your daughter: will you then give her to him for a wife?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And let our two peoples be joined together; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”לָכֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “for <the>”

Go on living with us, and the country will be open to you; do trade and get property there.

לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם (לִ) li “<to>”

However great you make the bride-price and payment, I will give it; only let me have the girl for my wife.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to <the>”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And they said, It is not possible for us to give our sister to one who is without circumcision, for that would be a cause of shame to us:

לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ (לַ) la. “to”לָתֵת֙ (לָ) la. “to”לְאִ֖ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “[belongs] to <the>”לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “to <the>”

But on this condition only will we come to an agreement with you: if every male among you becomes like us and undergoes circumcision;

לָכֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְהִמֹּ֥ל (לְ) le. “by”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “of”

Then we will give our daughters to you and take your daughters to us and go on living with you as one people.

לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָ֑נוּ (לָ֑) La. “for <the>”לְעַ֥ם (לְ) le. “<into>”

But if you will not undergo circumcision as we say, then we will take our daughter and go.

לְהִמּ֑וֹל (לְ) le. “by”

And without loss of time the young man did as they said, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he was the noblest of his father's house.

לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the meeting-place of their town, and said to the men of the town,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

It is the desire of these men to be at peace with us; let them then go on living in this country and doing trade here, for the country is wide open before them; let us take their daughters as wives and let us give them our daughters.

לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם (לִ) li “<to>”לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “for <the>”לְנָשִׁ֔ים (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

But these men will make an agreement with us to go on living with us and to become one people, only on the condition that every male among us undergoes circumcision as they have done.

לָ֤נוּ (לָ֤) La. “to <the>”לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (לָ) la. “to”לִהְי֖וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְעַ֣ם (לְ) le. “<into>”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “of”

Then will not their cattle and their goods and all their beasts be ours? so let us come to an agreement with them so that they may go on living with us.

לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “[belong] to <the>”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “with <the>”

And Hamor and his son they put to death with the sword, and they took Dinah from Shechem's house and went away.

לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”