H9005–/ל–l

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, "Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will kill the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “of”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “of”

Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְרָעָ֖ה (לְ) le. “for”לְטוֹבָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “for”

It is he who builds his chambers in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth; Yahweh is his name.

לְמֵֽי־ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?" says Yahweh. "Haven't I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

לִ֛י (לִ֛) l “to”

I will plant them on their land, And they will no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them," says Yahweh your God.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”

The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, "Arise, and let's rise up against her in battle.

לֶאֱד֗וֹם (לֶ) le. “of”לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “for <the>”

If thieves came to you, if robbers by night-- oh, what disaster awaits you--wouldn't they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleaning grapes?

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to”

All the men of your alliance have brought you on your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare under you. There is no understanding in him.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”

For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.

לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

But don't look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don't rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don't speak proudly in the day of distress.

לִבְנֵֽי־ (לִ) li “to”

Don't stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don't deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.

לְהַכְרִ֖ית (לְ) le. “to”

For the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head.

לָּ֔ךְ (לָּ֔) La “to”

The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them, and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau." Indeed, Yahweh has spoken.

לְקַ֔שׁ (לְ) le. “[will become] <into>”לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

The captives of this host of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess the cities of the Negev.

לִבְנֵ֨י (לִ) li “of”

Saviors will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will be Yahweh's.

לִשְׁפֹּ֖ט (לִ) li “to”לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

"Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me."

לְפָנָֽי׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.

לִבְרֹ֣חַ (לִ) li “to”מִלִּפְנֵ֖י (לִּ) li “to”לָב֤וֹא (לָ) la. “to”מִלִּפְנֵ֖י (לִּ) li “to”

But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.

לְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.

לְהָקֵ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”

So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your gods! Maybe the gods will notice us, so that we won't perish."

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”לְּךָ֣ (לְּ) le. “[is] to <the>”לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “to <the>”

They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

בְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛י (לְּ) le. “of”לָ֑נוּ (לָ֑) La. “[belongs] to <the>”

Then they asked him, "Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?"

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”לְמִי־ (לְ) le. “of”לָ֑נוּ (לָ֑) La. “[belongs] to <the>”

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "What is this that you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.

מִלִּפְנֵ֤י (לִּ) li “to”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Then said they to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

לָּ֔ךְ (לָּ֔) La “to <the>”