H9005–/ל–l

and don't cover their iniquity, and don't let their sin be blotted out from before you; for they have provoked [ergänzt: you] to anger before the builders.

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

So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half [ergänzt: the height] of it: for the people had a mind to work.

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

But it happened that when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, [ergänzt: and] that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very angry;

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

and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.

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

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

לִבְנ֖וֹת (לִ) li “to”

It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, You must return to us.

לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to”

Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set [ergänzt: there] the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

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

It happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone to his work.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to”

in whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, resort you there to us; our God will fight for us.

לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “for”

Likewise at the same time said I to the people, Let everyone with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day.

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

There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute [ergänzt: on] our fields and our vineyards.

לְמִדַּ֣ת (לְ) le. “for”

Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children: and, behold, we 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 our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards.

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

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

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to”

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, You exact usury, everyone of his brother. I held a great assembly against them.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”

I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brothers the Jews, that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.

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

Please restore to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that you exact of them.

לָהֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as you say. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would 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 two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [ergänzt: that is], twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.

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

But the former governors who were before me were chargeable to the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.

לְפָנַ֜י (לְ) le. “[were] <to>”

Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I didn't demand the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy on this people.

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

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

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

Now it happened, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and to the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though even to 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 [ergänzt: one of] 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”

I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I can't come down: why should the work cease, while 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 it, that you and the Jews think to rebel; for which cause you are building the wall: and you would be their king, according to these words.

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