H9005–/ל–l

And when the people of the land, the people of Canaan, at the grain-floor of Atad, saw their grief, they said, Great is the grief of the Egyptians: so the place was named Abel-mizraim, on the other side of Jordan.

לְמִצְרָ֑יִם (לְ) le. “for”

So his sons did as he had given them orders to do:

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “for”

For they took him into the land of Canaan and put him to rest in the hollow rock in the field of Machpelah, which Abraham got with the field, for a resting-place, from Ephron the Hittite at Mamre.

לַאֲחֻזַּת־ (לַ) la. “to”

And when his father had been put to rest, Joseph and his brothers and all who had gone with him, went back to Egypt.

לִקְבֹּ֣ר (לִ) li “to”

Now after the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said to themselves, It may be that Joseph's heart will be turned against us, and he will give us punishment for all the evil which we did to him.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to”

So they sent word to Joseph, saying, Your father, before his death, gave us orders, saying,

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weepin

לְיוֹסֵ֗ף (לְ) le. “to”לְפֶ֥שַׁע (לְ) le. “to”

Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

לְפָנָ֑יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “[belong] to”לַעֲבָדִֽים׃ (לַ) la. “to”

As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.

לְטֹבָ֔ה (לְ) le. “for”לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת (לְ) le. “to”

And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: and the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, came to birth on Joseph's knees.

לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם (לְ) le. “of”

Then Joseph said to his brothers, The time of my death has come; but God will keep you in mind and take you out of this land into the land which he gave by his oath to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.

לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם (לְ) le. “to”לְיִצְחָ֖ק (לְ) le. “to”וּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then Joseph made the children of Israel take an oath, saying, God will certainly give effect to his word, and you are to take my bones away from here.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Let us take care for fear that their numbers may become even greater, and if there is a war, they may be joined with those who are against us, and make an attack on us, and go up out of the land.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to <the>”

So they put overseers of forced work over them, in order to make their strength less by the weight of their work. And they made store-towns for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.

לְפַרְעֹ֔ה (לְ) le. “for”

And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew women who gave help at the time of childbirth (the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah),

לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת (לַֽ) la “to the”

And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?

לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת (לַֽ) la “<to> the”לָהֶ֔ן (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.

לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֑ת (לַֽ) la “to the”

And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for <the>”

And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.

לְדֵעָ֕ה (לְ) le. “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to <the>”

Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.

לִרְחֹ֣ץ (לִ) li “to”

Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?

לָךְ֙ (לָ) lo “for <the>”לָ֖ךְ (לָ֖) la “for <the>”

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.

לָ֥הּ (לָ֥) la “to <the>”

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.

לָ֣הּ (לָ֣) la “to <the>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “for <the>”