H9005–/ל–l

And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “for”וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ (לְ) le. “for”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is against all them that forsake him.

לִשְׁא֤וֹל (לִ) li “to”לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ (לְ) le. “to”לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְטוֹבָ֔ה (לְ) le. “for”

And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.

לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “by”

And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”

and I weighed to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the heave-offering for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors and his princes, and all Israel present, had offered.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”

And I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver; and silver vessels a hundred talents, [ergänzt: and] of gold a hundred talents;

לְכִכָּרִ֑ים (לְ) le. “of”

and twenty basons of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of shining copper, precious as gold.

לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים (לַ) la. “of”

And I said to them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah; the vessels also are holy; and the silver and the gold is a voluntary offering to Jehovah the God of your fathers.

לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to”

Watch and keep [ergänzt: them] until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.

לִפְנֵי֩ (לִ) li “<to>”לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (לְ) le. “of”

And the priests and the Levites received by weight the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

לְהָבִ֥יא (לְ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (לִ) li. “to”לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

And we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”לָלֶ֖כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

the whole by number and by weight; and all the weight was written down at that time.

לַכֹּ֑ל (לַ) la. “for <the>”

The children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of the captivity, presented burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

לֵאלֹהֵ֣י (לֵ) le. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

And they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps, and to the governors on this side the river. And they furthered the people and the house of God.

לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙ (לַ) la. “to”

Now when these things were completed, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, [ergänzt: even] of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites;

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י (לַ) la. “to the”

for they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and have mingled the holy seed with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this unfaithfulness.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for”וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם (לִ) li “for”

Then were assembled to me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the unfaithfulness of those that had been carried away; and I sat overwhelmed until the evening oblation.

לְמִנְחַ֥ת (לְ) le. “<to>”

and said: O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over [ergänzt: our] head, and our trespass is grown up to the heavens.

לְהָרִ֧ים (לְ) le. “to”לְמַ֣עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (לַ) la. “<to> the”

And now for a little space there hath been favour from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

לְהַשְׁאִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to”וְלָתֶת־ (לָ) la. “to”לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to”לְהָאִ֤יר (לְ) le. “to”וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּ (לְ) le. “to”

For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us before the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

לִפְנֵי֩ (לִ) li “<to>”לָֽתֶת־ (לָֽ) la. “by”לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “to”לְרוֹמֵ֞ם (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהַעֲמִ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”וְלָֽתֶת־ (לָֽ) la. “by”לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “to”

which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess [ergänzt: it], is an unclean land through the filthiness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations with which they have filled it from one end to another through their uncleanness.

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

Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

לִבְנֵיהֶ֗ם (לִ) li “to”לִבְנֵיכֶ֔ם (לִ) li “for”לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (לִ) li “<to>”

And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities [ergänzt: deserve], and hast given us such deliverance as this,

לְמַ֙טָּה֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָּ֛נוּ (לָּ֛) La. “to”

should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples of these abominations? wouldest thou not be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor any to escape?

לְהָפֵ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”וּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”לְאֵ֥ין (לְ) le. “to”

Jehovah, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are a remnant that is escaped, as [ergänzt: it is] this day. Behold, we are before thee in our trespasses; for there is no standing before thee because of this.

לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ (לְ) le. “[are] <to>”לַעֲמ֛וֹד (לַ) la. “to”לְפָנֶ֖יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”