H9005–/ל–l

`Art not Thou our God? Thou hast dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Thy people Israel, and dost give it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend to the age,

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

and they dwell in it, and build to Thee in it a sanctuary for Thy name, saying,

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

If evil doth come upon us -- sword, judgment, and pestilence, and famine -- we stand before this house, and before Thee, for Thy name `is' in this house, and cry unto Thee out of our distress, and Thou dost hear and save.

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

`And now, lo, sons of Ammon, and Moab, and mount Seir, whom Thou didst not grant to Israel to go in against in their coming out of the land of Egypt, for they turned aside from off them and destroyed them not,

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

and lo, they are recompensing to us -- to come in to drive us out of Thy possession, that Thou hast caused us to possess.

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

`O our God, dost Thou not execute judgment upon them? for there is no power in us before this great multitude that hath come against us, and we know not what we do, but on Thee `are' our eyes.'

לִ֠פְנֵי (לִ֠) Li “<to>”

And all Judah are standing before Jehovah, also their infants, their wives, and their sons.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

and he saith, `Attend, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O king Jehoshaphat, Thus said Jehovah to you, Ye fear not, nor are afraid of the face of this great multitude, for not for you `is' the battle, but for God.

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

Not for you to fight in this; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem -- be not afraid nor fear ye -- to-morrow go out before them, and Jehovah `is' with you.'

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

And Jehoshaphat boweth -- face to the earth -- and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have fallen before Jehovah, to bow themselves to 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 Korhites, rise to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel, with a loud voice on high.

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

And they rise early in the morning, and go out to the wilderness of Tekoa, and in their going out Jehoshaphat hath stood and saith, `Hear me, O Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, remain stedfast in Jehovah your God, and be stedfast; remain stedfast in His prophets, and prosper.'

לְמִדְבַּ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”

And he taketh counsel with the people, and appointeth singers to Jehovah, and those giving praise to the honour of holiness, in the going out before the armed `men', and saying, `Give ye thanks to Jehovah, for to the age `is' His kindness.'

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

And at the time they have begun with singing and praise, Jehovah hath put ambushments against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who are coming in to Judah, and they are smitten,

לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה (לִֽ) li. “to”

and the sons of Ammon stand up, and Moab, against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to devote and to destroy, and at their finishing with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped, a man against his neighbour, to destroy.

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

And Judah hath come in unto the watch-tower, to the wilderness, and they look unto the multitude, and lo, they `are' carcases fallen to the earth, and there is none escaped,

לַמִּדְבָּ֑ר (לַ) la. “of the”

and Jehoshaphat cometh in, and his people, to seize their spoil, and they find among them, in abundance, both goods and carcases, and desirable vessels, and they take spoil to themselves without prohibition, and they are three days seizing the spoil, for it `is' abundant.

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

And on the fourth day they have been assembled at the valley of Blessing, for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore they have called the name of that place, `Valley of Blessing,' unto this day.

לְעֵ֣מֶק (לְ) le. “to”

And they turn back, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go back unto Jerusalem with joy, for Jehovah hath made them rejoice over their enemies.

לָשׁ֥וּב (לָ) la. “to”

and the kingdom of Jehoshaphat is quiet, and his God giveth rest to him round about.

ל֦וֹ (ל֦) l “to”

And he walketh in the way of his father Asa, and hath not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

Only, the high places have not turned aside, and still the people have not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.

לֵאלֹהֵ֖י (לֵ) le. “to”

And after this hath Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, (he did wickedly in `so' doing),

לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (לַ) la. “to”

and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,

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

and prophesy doth Eliezer son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, against Jehoshaphat, saying, `For thy joining thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath broken up thy works;' and the ships are broken, and have not retained `power' to go unto Tarshish.

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