H9005–/ל–l

Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he have taken nothing?

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “[belongs] to”

Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth when no gin [ergänzt: is laid] for him? Will the snare spring up from the earth when nothing at all hath been taken?

לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “for”

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An adversary! -- even round about the land! And he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be pillaged.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

that in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

לָאָֽרֶץ׃ (לָ) la. “to the”

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say to their lords, Bring, and let us drink:

לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם (לַ) la. “to”

Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, your tithes every three days,

לִפְשֹׁ֑עַ (לִ) li “to”לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (לַ) la. “to the”לִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (לִ) li “to”

And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet ye have not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

לָכֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece [ergänzt: of land] was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

לַקָּצִ֔יר (לַ) la. “[were] to the”

And two, three, cities wandered unto one city, to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

לָכֵ֕ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְּךָ֖ (לְּ) le. “to”לָּ֔ךְ (לָּ֔) La “to”לִקְרַאת־ (לִ) li “to”

For behold, he who formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, who maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, -- Jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.

לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, for the house of Israel.

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “of”

For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and ye shall live.

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

And seek not Bethel, neither go to Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.

לְאָֽוֶן׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [ergänzt: it], and there be none to quench [ergänzt: it] in Bethel.

לְבֵֽית־ (לְ) le. “[will belong] to”

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

לְלַעֲנָ֖ה (לְ) le. “into”לָאָ֥רֶץ (לָ) la. “to the”

[ergänzt: seek him] that made the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.

לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (לַ) la. “into <the>”לְמֵֽי־ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all broadways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! To what end is the day of Jehovah for you? It shall be darkness and not light:

לָמָּה־ (לָ) la. “<to>”לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to”

Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[will belong] to”

For if ye offer up unto me burnt-offerings and your oblations, I will not accept [ergänzt: them]; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fatted beasts.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to”

Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and oblations in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

לִ֧י (לִ֧) l “to”