TBESH · H9005
/ל · l · to/for
Prefix lamed: to
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/ל (l) means “to/for” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: l STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/ל · l · to/for
Prefix lamed: to
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Page 145 of 241. 12010 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
Read word by wordNow the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
Read word by wordPethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
Read word by wordAnd some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
Read word by wordBakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
Read word by wordIn the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
Read word by wordof Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
Read word by wordof Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
Read word by wordof Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
Read word by wordof Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
Read word by wordof Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
Read word by wordof Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;
Read word by wordof Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
Read word by wordof Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
Read word by wordof Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
Read word by wordThe leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
Read word by wordAt the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
Read word by wordfrom Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
Read word by wordThen I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
Read word by wordand his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
Read word by wordAt the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
Read word by wordThe second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
Read word by wordover the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
Read word by wordAnd on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
Read word by wordFor long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Read word by wordSo in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
Read word by wordbecause they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).
Read word by wordNow before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
Read word by wordand had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
Read word by wordWhile all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king
Read word by wordto return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
Read word by wordAnd I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.
Read word by wordI also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.
Read word by wordand all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.
Read word by wordI appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.
Read word by wordRemember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
Read word by wordAdditionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
Read word by wordThen I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
Read word by wordDid not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
Read word by wordWhen the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
Read word by wordOnce or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,
Read word by wordThen I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
Read word by wordHalf of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.
Read word by wordI rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
Read word by wordDid not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
Read word by wordMust we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
Read word by wordEven one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
Read word by wordRemember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
Read word by wordThus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.
Read word by wordI also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
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