H9005–/ל–l

And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee; for they have provoked the builders.

מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָ (לְּ) le. “to”לְנֶ֥גֶד (לְ) le. “to”

But we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half thereof; for the people had a mind to work.

לָעָ֖ם (לָ) la. “to the”לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (לַ) la. “to”

And it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being repaired, that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

לְחֹמ֣וֹת (לְ) le. “of”לְהִסָּתֵ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”

and conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

לָב֖וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (לְ) le. “to”וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for”

And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens faileth, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build at the wall.

לִבְנ֖וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And it came to pass that when the Jews that dwelt by them came and told us so ten times, from all the places whence they returned to us,

לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to”

I set in the lower places behind the wall in exposed places, I even set the people, according to their families, with their swords, their spears and their bows.

לַמָּק֛וֹם (לַ) la. “of the”לַחוֹמָ֖ה (לַ) la. “of the”לְמִשְׁפָּח֔וֹת (לְ) le. “to”

And it came to pass that when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had defeated their counsel, we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to”

in what place ye hear the sound of the trumpet, thither shall ye assemble to us; our God will fight for us.

לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “for”

Likewise at the same time I said to the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and [ergänzt: be for] labour in the day.

לָעָ֔ם (לָ) la. “to the”לָ֧נוּ (לָ֧) La. “for”

And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyards;

לְמִדַּ֣ת (לְ) le. “for”

yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and behold, we must bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage [ergänzt: already]; neither is it in the power of our hand [ergänzt: to redeem them], for other men have our fields and our vineyards.

לַעֲבָדִ֗ים (לַ) la. “to”לְאֵ֣ל (לְ) le. “[is] to”לַאֲחֵרִֽים׃ (לַ) la. “[belong] to”

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to”

And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”

And I said to them, We, according to our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the nations; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? And they were silent and found no answer.

לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “to”לַגּוֹיִם֙ (לַ) la. “to the”לָ֑נוּ (לָ֑) La. “to”

Restore, I pray you, to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive-gardens, and their houses, also the hundredth [ergänzt: part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine and the oil, that ye have exacted of them.

לָהֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

And they said, We will restore [ergänzt: them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do, as thou hast said. And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

לִהְי֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא (לְ) le. “of”

But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.

לְפָנַ֜י (לְ) le. “[were] <to>”

And that which was prepared daily was one ox [ergänzt: and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days all sorts of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor; for the service was heavy upon this people.

לְי֣וֹם (לְ) le. “for”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “for”לְהַרְבֵּ֑ה (לְ) le. “to”

Remember for me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.

לִּ֥י (לִּ֥) l “to”לְטוֹבָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”

And it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left in it (though at that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),

לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט (לְ) le. “by”וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁם (לְ) le. “by”וּלְיֶ֣תֶר (לְ) le. “by”

that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to”

And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you?

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָרֶ֑דֶת (לָ) la. “to”לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”

in which was written: It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says [ergänzt: it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel, for which cause thou buildest the wall, and according to these words thou wilt become their king.

לִמְר֔וֹד (לִ) li “to”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “of”לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (לְ) le. “<into>”