H9005–/ל–l

And they forsake all the commands of Jehovah their God, and make to them a molten image -- two calves, and make a shrine, and bow themselves to all the host of the heavens, and serve Baal,

לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

and cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke Him;

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

That Jehovah sheweth himself very angry against Israel, and turneth them aside from His presence; none hath been left, only the tribe of Judah by itself.

לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And they speak to the king of Asshur, saying, `The nations that thou hast removed, and dost place in the cities of Samaria, have not known the custom of the God of the land, and He sendeth among them the lions, and lo, they are destroying them, as they do not know the custom of the God of the land.'

לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the king of Asshur commandeth, saying, `Cause to go thither one of the priests whom ye removed thence, and they go and dwell there, and he doth teach them the custom of the God of the land.'

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

and the Avites have made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites are burning their sons with fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, gods of Sepharvim.

לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

And they are fearing Jehovah, and make to themselves from their extremities priests of high places, and they are acting for them in the house of the high places.

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “for”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for”

and Jehovah maketh with them a covenant, and chargeth them, saying, `Ye do not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them,

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to”

but Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a stretched-out arm, Him ye do fear, and to Him ye bow yourselves, and to Him ye do sacrifice;

וְל֥וֹ (ל֥) L “to”וְל֥וֹ (ל֥) L “to”

and the statutes, and the judgments, and the law, and the command, that He wrote for you, ye observe to do all the days, and ye do not fear other gods;

לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “for”לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And it cometh to pass, in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, reigned hath Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah;

לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ (לְ) le. “of”

he hath turned aside the high places, and broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cut down the shrine, and beaten down the brazen serpent that Moses made, for unto these days were the sons of Israel making perfume to it, and he calleth it `a piece of brass.'

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<to>”

In Jehovah, God of Israel, he hath trusted, and after him there hath not been like him among all the kings of Judah, nor `among any' who were before him;

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of king Hezekiah -- it `is' the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel -- come up hath Shalmaneser king of Asshur against Samaria, and layeth siege to it,

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of the”לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ (לְ) le. “of”

and they capture it at the end of three years; in the sixth year of Hezekiah -- it `is' the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel -- hath Samaria been captureth,

לְחִזְקִיָּ֑ה (לְ) le. “of”לְהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ (לְ) le. “of”

And in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah hath Sennacherib king of Asshur come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and seizeth them,

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of the”

and Hezekiah king of Judah sendeth unto the king of Asshur to Lachish, saying, `I have sinned, turn back from off me; that which thou puttest on me I bear;' and the king of Asshur layeth on Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold,

לֵאמֹ֤ר׀ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

at that time hath Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and the pillars that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and giveth them to the king of Asshur.

לְמֶ֥לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

Thou hast said: Only a word of the lips! counsel and might `are' for battle; now, on whom hast thou trusted that thou hast rebelled against me?

לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”

`Now, lo, thou hast trusted for thee on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; which a man leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it! -- so `is' Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.

לְּךָ֡ (לְּ) le. “<for>”לְכָֽל־ (לְ) le. “to”

`And when ye say unto me, Unto Jehovah our God we have trusted, is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath turned aside, and saith to Judah and to Jerusalem, Before this altar do ye bow yourselves in Jerusalem?

לִֽיהוּדָה֙ (לִֽ) li. “to”וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (לִ) li. “to”לִפְנֵי֙ (לִ) li “<to>”

`And, now, give a pledge for thee, I pray thee, to my lord the king of Asshur, and I give to thee two thousand horses, if thou art able to give for thee riders on them.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֥תֶת (לָ֥) La. “to”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “<for>”

And how dost thou turn back the face of one captain of the least of the servants of my lord, that thou dost trust for thee on Egypt for chariot, and for horsemen?

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “<for>”לְרֶ֖כֶב (לְ) le. “for”וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ (לְ) le. “for”

Now, without Jehovah have I come up against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and thou hast destroyed it.'

לְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And the chief of the butlers saith unto them, `For thy lord, and unto thee, hath my lord sent me to speak these words? is it not for the men, those sitting on the wall to eat their own dung and to drink their own water, with you?'

לְדַבֵּ֖ר (לְ) le. “to”לֶאֱכֹ֣ל (לֶ) le. “to”וְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹת (לִ) li “to”