H9005–/ל–l

It may be Jehovah thy God will hear the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left.

לְחָרֵף֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He has come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard [ergänzt: it], he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: Let not thy God, upon whom thou reliest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all countries, destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לְהַחֲרִימָ֑ם (לְ) le. “by”

And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up into the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Hezekiah prayed to Jehovah, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, who sittest [ergänzt: between] the cherubim, thou, the Same, thou alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made the heavens and the earth.

לְבַדְּךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to”לְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “of”

Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open, Jehovah, thine eyes, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to reproach the living God.

לְחָרֵ֖ף (לְ) le. “to”

And now, Jehovah our God, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, thou only.

לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

this is the word which Jehovah hath spoken against him: The virgin-daughter of Zion despiseth thee, laugheth thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem shaketh her head at thee.

לְךָ֜ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְךָ֗ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Hast thou not heard that long ago I did it, and that from ancient days I formed it? Now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest lay waste fortified cities [ergänzt: into] ruinous heaps.

לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְהַשְׁא֛וֹת (לְ) le. “[about] to”

And their inhabitants were powerless, they were dismayed and put to shame; they were [ergänzt: as] the grass of the field and the green herb, [ergänzt: as] the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And this [ergänzt: shall be] the sign unto thee: there shall be eaten this year such as groweth of itself; and in the second year that which springeth of the same; but in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards and eat the fruit thereof.

לְּךָ֣ (לְּ) le. “for”

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward;

לְמָ֑טָּה (לְ) le. “<to>”לְמָֽעְלָה׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

And I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ (לְ) le. “to”

In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

לָמ֑וּת (לָ) la. “to”לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ (לְ) le. “to”

and said, Ah, Jehovah, remember, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much.

לְפָנֶ֗יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the word of Jehovah came to Isaiah, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And this [ergänzt: shall be] the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:

לְּךָ֥ (לְּ) le. “for”

The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:

לְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ (לְ) le. “of”

Like a swallow [ergänzt: or] a crane, so did I chatter; I mourned as a dove; mine eyes failed [ergänzt: with looking] upward: Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

לַמָּר֔וֹם (לַ) la. “to the”לִּ֥י (לִּ֥) l “[belongs] to”

What shall I say? He hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done [ergänzt: it]. I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to”

Lord, by these things [ergänzt: men] live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit; and thou hast recovered me, and made me to live.

וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”