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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So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
Read word by wordAnd the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
Read word by wordIs anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
Read word by wordBut Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
Read word by wordWhen the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
Read word by wordAbraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Read word by wordFor I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
Read word by wordAnd the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
Read word by wordWhat if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
Read word by wordFar be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
Read word by wordSo the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
Read word by wordThen Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
Read word by wordOnce again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”
Read word by wordThen Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
Read word by wordAnd Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
Read word by wordFinally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
Read word by wordWhen the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
Read word by wordNow the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
Read word by wordand said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
Read word by wordBut Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Read word by wordThey called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”
Read word by wordLook, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
Read word by word“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
Read word by wordAnd they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
Read word by wordThen the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
Read word by wordbecause we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”
Read word by wordAt daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
Read word by wordBut when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.
Read word by wordYour servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
Read word by wordLook, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”
Read word by word“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
Read word by wordHurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
Read word by wordLot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.
Read word by wordOne day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.
Read word by wordOne night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
Read word by wordDidn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
Read word by wordThen God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
Read word by wordNow return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
Read word by wordEarly the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants; and when he described to them all that had happened, the men were terrified.
Read word by wordThen Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
Read word by wordBesides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
Read word by wordSo when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
Read word by wordSo Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.
Read word by wordAnd Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
Read word by wordAnd he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
Read word by wordfor on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.
Read word by wordNow the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.
Read word by wordSo Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
Read word by wordAnd Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.
Read word by wordAbraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
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