H9005–/ל–l

Hast not thou, our God, dispossessed the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and given it for ever to the seed of Abraham, thy friend?

מִלִּפְנֵ֖י (לִּ) li “to”לְזֶ֛רַע (לְ) le. “to”לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And they have dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

לְךָ֧׀ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לְשִׁמְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “for”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

If evil come upon us, sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, and we stand before this house and before thee -- for thy name is in this house -- and cry unto thee in our distress, then thou wilt hear and save.

לִפְנֵ֨י (לִ) li “<to>”וּלְפָנֶ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab, and those of mount Seir, amongst whom thou wouldest not let Israel go when they came out of the land of Egypt, (for they turned from them, and destroyed them not,)

לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (לְ) le. “to”לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

behold, they reward us, in coming to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to possess.

לָבוֹא֙ (לָ) la. “by”לְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּ (לְ) le. “to”

Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.

לִ֠פְנֵי (לִ֠) Li “<to>”

And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their sons.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

and he said, Be attentive, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat! Thus saith Jehovah unto you: Fear not, nor be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

לָכֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “to”לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to”לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (לֵ) le. “to”

Ye shall not have to fight on this occasion: set yourselves, stand and see the salvation of Jehovah [ergänzt: who is] with you! Judah and Jerusalem, fear not nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them, and Jehovah will be with you.

לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to”לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם (לִ) li “<to>”

And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת (לְ) le. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

And the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah the God of Israel with an exceeding loud voice.

לְהַלֵּ֗ל (לְ) le. “to”לַיהוָה֙ (לַ) la. “<to>”לְמָֽעְלָה׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth towards the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Jehovah your God, and ye shall be established; believe his prophets, and ye shall prosper!

לְמִדְבַּ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”

And he consulted with the people, and appointed singers to Jehovah, and those that should praise in holy splendour, as they went forth before the armed men, and say, Give thanks to Jehovah; for his loving-kindness [ergänzt: endureth] for ever!

לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”לְהַדְרַת־ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”לְעוֹלָ֖ם (לְ) le. “[is] for”

And when they began the song of triumph and praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who had come against Judah, and they were smitten.

לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה (לִֽ) li. “to”

And the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to exterminate and destroy [ergänzt: them]; and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

לְהַחֲרִ֣ים (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהַשְׁמִ֑יד (לְ) le. “to”לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Judah came on to the mountain-watch in the wilderness, and they looked toward the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none had escaped.

לַמִּדְבָּ֑ר (לַ) la. “of the”

And Jehoshaphat and his people came to plunder the spoil of them, and they found among them in abundance, both riches with the dead bodies, and precious things, and they stripped off for themselves more than they could carry away; and they were three days in plundering the spoil, it was so much.

לָבֹ֣ז (לָ) la. “to”לָרֹ֜ב (לָ) la. “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for”לְאֵ֣ין (לְ) le. “to”

And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah, for there they blessed Jehovah; therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Berachah, to this day.

לְעֵ֣מֶק (לְ) le. “to”

And they returned, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

לָשׁ֥וּב (לָ) la. “to”

And the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; and his God gave him rest round about.

ל֦וֹ (ל֦) l “to”

And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of Jehovah.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

Only, the high places were not removed; and as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.

לֵאלֹהֵ֖י (לֵ) le. “to”

And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly.

לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (לַ) la. “to”

And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

And Eliezer the son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has broken thy works. And the ships were broken, and could not go to Tarshish.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָלֶ֥כֶת (לָ) la. “to”