H9005–/ל–l

And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָעָ֣ם (לָ) la. “to the”

And the Lord said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take some of the chiefs of Israel with you, and take in your hand the rod which was stretched out over the Nile, and go.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

See, I will take my place before you on the rock in Horeb; and when you give the rock a blow, water will come out of it, and the people will have drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the chiefs of Israel.

לְפָנֶ֨יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְעֵינֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Moses said to Joshua, Get together a band of men for us and go out, make war on Amalek: tomorrow I will take my place on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.

לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “for <the>”

So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and went to war with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (לְ) le. “by”

And Joshua overcame Amalek and his people with the sword.

לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”

For he said, The Lord has taken his oath that there will be war with Amalek from generation to generation.

לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “[will belong] to”

Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt.

לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה (לְ) le. “for”וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (לְ) le. “for”

And Moses went out to his father-in-law, and went down on his face before him and gave him a kiss; and they said to one another, Are you well? and they came into the tent.

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “<to>”לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ (לְ) le. “of”לְשָׁל֑וֹם (לְ) le. “to”

And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians because of Israel, and of all the troubles which had come on them by the way, and how the Lord had given them salvation.

לְחֹ֣תְנ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לְפַרְעֹ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”וּלְמִצְרַ֔יִם (לְ) le. “to”

And Jethro was glad because the Lord had been good to Israel, freeing them from the power of the Egyptians.

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (לְ) le. “to”

Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God: and Aaron came, with the chiefs of Israel, and had a meal with Moses' father-in-law, before God.

לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים (לֵֽ) le. “to”לֶאֱכָל־ (לֶ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

Now on the day after, Moses took his seat to give decisions for the people: and the people were waiting before Moses from morning till evening.

לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט (לִ) li “to”

And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the people? why are you seated here by yourself, with all the people waiting before you from morning till evening?

לָעָ֑ם (לָ) la. “for the”לָעָ֔ם (לָ) la. “for the”לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ (לְ) le. “to”

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:

לְחֹתְנ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לִדְרֹ֥שׁ (לִ) li “to”

And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and his neighbour, and I give them the orders and laws of God.

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “to”

Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.

לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:

לָעָ֗ם (לָ) la. “for the”

Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to them the work they have to do.

לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “to”

So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.

לְק֣וֹל (לְ) le. “to”

And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<for>”

In the third month after the children of Israel went out from Egypt, on the same day, they came into the waste land of Sinai.

לְצֵ֥את (לְ) le. “of”

And Moses went up to God, and the voice of the Lord came to him from the mountain, saying, Say to the family of Jacob, and give word to the children of Israel:

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”לִבְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “to”

You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I took you, as on eagles' wings, guiding you to myself.

לְמִצְרָ֑יִם (לְ) le. “to”