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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This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
Read word by wordThese are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Read word by wordThese were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.
Read word by wordand Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Read word by wordLater, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
Read word by wordBut the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
Read word by wordand He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
Read word by wordWhen her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
Read word by word“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.
Read word by word“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
Read word by word“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
Read word by wordThen Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
Read word by wordNow there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
Read word by wordStay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
Read word by wordI will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
Read word by wordBut when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
Read word by wordWhen Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
Read word by wordAbimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”
Read word by word“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
Read word by wordSo Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
Read word by wordHe owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
Read word by wordIsaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
Read word by wordBut the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Read word by wordHe moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
Read word by wordSo Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
Read word by wordAnd they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.
Read word by wordOn that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
Read word by wordAnd they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
Read word by wordTake your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.
Read word by wordThen prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
Read word by wordNow Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau. So when Esau went into the field to hunt game and bring it back,
Read word by wordRebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau,
Read word by word‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’
Read word by wordNow, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.
Read word by wordGo out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves.
Read word by wordThen take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”
Read word by wordHis mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”
Read word by wordSo Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved.
Read word by wordBut Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.
Read word by word“Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.
Read word by wordThen his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”
Read word by wordSo he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
Read word by wordMay God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.
Read word by wordMay peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
Read word by wordAs soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
Read word by wordHe too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
Read word by wordBut his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered.
Read word by wordIsaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”
Read word by wordWhen Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”
Read word by wordSo Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
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