H9005–/ל–l

And at Ezra's praying, and at his making confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there have been gathered unto him out of Israel an assembly very great -- men and women and children -- for the people have wept, multiplying weeping.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, `We -- we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this,

לְעֶזְרָ֔א (לְ) le. “to”לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (לְ) le. “for”

and now, let us make a covenant with our God, to cause all the women to go out, and that which is born of them, by the counsel of the Lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God, and according to law it is done;

לֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּ (לֵ֠) Le. “to”לְהוֹצִ֨יא (לְ) le. “to”

And Ezra riseth, and causeth the heads of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear to do according to this word -- and they swear.

לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And Ezra riseth from before the house of God, and goeth unto the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib; yea, he goeth there, bread he hath not eaten, and water he hath not drunk, for he is mourning because of the trespass of the removal.

מִלִּפְנֵי֙ (לִּ) li “to”

And they cause a voice to pass over into Judah and Jerusalem, to all sons of the removal, to be gathered to Jerusalem,

לְכֹל֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְהִקָּבֵ֖ץ (לְ) le. “to”

and every one who cometh not in by the third day, according to the counsel of the heads and of the elders, all his substance is devoted, and himself separated from the assembly of the removal.

לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (לִ) li “to”

And gathered are all the men of Judah and Benjamin to Jerusalem by the third day, it `is' the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month, and all the people sit in the broad place of the house of God, trembling on account of the matter and of the showers.

לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (לִ) li “to”

And Ezra the priest riseth, and saith unto them, `Ye -- ye have trespassed, and ye settle strange women, to add to the guilt of Israel;

לְהוֹסִ֖יף (לְ) le. “to”

and, now, make confession to Jehovah, God of your fathers, and do His good pleasure, and be separated from the peoples of the land, and from the strange women.'

לַיהוָ֥ה (לַ) la. “to”

And all the assembly answer and say `with' a great voice, `Right; according to thy word -- on us to do;

לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (לַ) la. “to”

but the people `are' many, and `it is' the time of showers, and there is no power to stand without, and the work `is' not for one day, nor for two, for we have multiplied to transgress in this thing.

לַעֲמ֣וֹד (לַ) la. “to”לְי֤וֹם (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”לִשְׁנַ֔יִם (לִ) li “to”לִפְשֹׁ֖עַ (לִ) li “to”

`Let, we pray thee, our heads of all the assembly stand, and all who `are' in our cities, who have settled strange wives, do come in at the times appointed, and with them the elders of city and city, and its judges, till the turning back of the fury of the wrath of our God from us, for this thing.'

לְֽכָל־ (לְֽ) le. “for”לְעִתִּ֣ים (לְ) le. “to”לְהָשִׁ֞יב (לְ) le. “<to>”לַדָּבָ֥ר (לַ) la. “to the”

And the sons of the removal do so, and Ezra the priest, `and' men, heads of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, are separated, even all of them by name, and they sit on the first day of the tenth month, to examine the matter;

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “for”לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”לְדַרְי֖וֹשׁ (לְ) le. “to”

and they finish with all the men who have settled strange women unto the first day of the first month.

לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”

and they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.

לְהוֹצִ֣יא (לְ) le. “to”

and they say to me, `Those left, who have been left of the captivity there in the province, `are' in great evil, and in reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burnt with fire.'

לִי֒ (לִ) l “to”

And it cometh to pass, at my hearing these words, I have sat down, and I weep and mourn `for' days, and I am fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

And I say, `I beseech thee, O Jehovah, God of the heavens, God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and kindness for those loving Him, and for those keeping His commands,

לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י (לְ) le. “to”

let Thine ear be, I pray Thee, attentive, and Thine eyes open, to hearken unto the prayer of Thy servant, that I am praying before Thee to-day, by day and by night, concerning the sons of Israel Thy servants, and confessing concerning the sins of the sons of Israel, that we have sinned against Thee; yea, I and the house of my father have sinned;

לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (לִ) li “to”לְפָנֶ֤יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to”

we have acted very corruptly against Thee, and have not kept the commands, and the statutes, and the judgments, that Thou didst command Moses Thy servant.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to”

`Remember, I pray Thee, the word that Thou didst command Moses Thy servant, saying, Ye -- ye trespass -- I scatter you among peoples;

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

and ye have turned back unto Me, and kept My commands, and done them -- if your outcast is in the end of the heavens, thence I gather them, and have brought them in unto the place that I have chosen to cause My name to tabernacle there.

לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן (לְ) le. “to”

`I beseech Thee, O Lord, let, I pray Thee, Thine ear be attentive unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto the prayer of Thy servants, those delighting to fear Thy Name; and give prosperity, I pray Thee, to Thy servant to-day, and give him for mercies before this man;' and I have been butler to the king.

לְיִרְאָ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְרַחֲמִ֔ים (לְ) le. “<to>”לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (לַ) la. “of the”

And it cometh to pass, in the month of Nisan, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, wine `is' before him, and I lift up the wine, and give to the king, and I had not been sad before him;

לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא (לְ) le. “of”לְפָנָ֑יו (לְ) le. “[was] <to>”לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”