H9005–/ל–l

So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”וְלִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty.

לִגְרָר֒ (לִ) li “to”לְאֵ֣ין (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֣ם (לָ) la. “[belonged] to”לִפְנֵֽי־ (לִ) li “<to>”וְלִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

They struck also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

לָרֹב֙ (לָ) la. “to”

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear you me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to”לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “by”

Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”לְלֹ֣א׀ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְלֹ֛א (לְ) le. “to”וּלְלֹ֥א (לְ) le. “to”

But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “by”

In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great vexations were on all the inhabitants of the lands.

לַיּוֹצֵ֣א (לַ) la “[belonged] to the”וְלַבָּ֑א (לַ) la. “to the”

But be you strong, and don't let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.

לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם׃ (לִ) li “for”

When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Yahweh, that was before the porch of Yahweh.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “[was] <to>”

He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him.

לָרֹ֔ב (לָ) la. “to”

So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

לִשְׁנַ֥ת (לִ) li “of”לְמַלְכ֥וּת (לְ) le. “of”

They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

לַיהוָה֙ (לַ) la. “to”

They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

לִדְר֕וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”

and that whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

לַיהוָ֥ה (לַ) la. “<to>”לְמִן־ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ (לְ) le. “<to>”

They swore to Yahweh with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”

All Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Yahweh gave them rest round about.

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “by”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”

Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

לַאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to”

There was no more war to the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

לְמַלְכ֥וּת (לְ) le. “of”

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

לְמַלְכ֣וּת (לְ) le. “of”לְבִלְתִּ֗י (לְ) le. “to”לְאָסָ֖א (לְ) le. “to”

Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Yahweh and of the king's house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

[ergänzt: There is] a league between me and you, as [ergänzt: there was] between my father and your father: behold, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Maim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “[belonged] to <the>”

Weren't the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because you did rely on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand.

לְחַ֧יִל׀ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָרֹ֛ב (לָ) la. “for”לְרֶ֥כֶב (לְ) le. “<to>”וּלְפָרָשִׁ֖ים (לְ) le. “<to>”לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”

For the eyes of Yahweh run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars.

לְ֠הִתְחַזֵּק (לְ֠) Le. “to”

Behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

לִיהוּדָ֖ה (לִ) li. “of”