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אֶל

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hebrewOld TestamentPreposition5,513 occurrences38 books4,204 verses

Definition

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to
Traditional renderings: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֶל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,513 total
  1. Exodus 6:13אֶל־; וְאֶל־
    Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
  2. Exodus 6:27אֶל־ · to
    Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
  3. Exodus 6:28אֶל־ · to
    Now on the day that the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt,
  4. Exodus 6:29אֶל־ · to; אֶל־; אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ · to you
    He said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.”
  5. Exodus 6:30אֵלַ֖י · to me
    But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
  6. Exodus 7:1אֶל־
    The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
  7. Exodus 7:2אֶל־
    You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.
  8. Exodus 7:4אֲלֵכֶם֙ · to you
    Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
  9. Exodus 7:7אֶל־ · to
    Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.
  10. Exodus 7:8אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־
    The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
  11. Exodus 7:9אֲלֵכֶ֤ם; אֶֽל־
    “When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.”
  12. Exodus 7:10אֶל־ · to
    So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
  13. Exodus 7:13אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · to them
    Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  14. Exodus 7:14אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.
  15. Exodus 7:15אֶל־ · to
    Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
  16. Exodus 7:16אֵלָ֗יו · to him; אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙
    Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.
  17. Exodus 7:19אֶל־ · to; אֶֽל־
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”
  18. Exodus 7:22אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · to [Moses and Aaron]
    But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
  19. Exodus 7:23אֶל־ · into
    Instead, Pharaoh turned around, went into his palace, and did not take any of this to heart.
  20. Exodus 8:1אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֗יו
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  21. Exodus 8:5אֶל־ · to; אֶֽל־
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”
  22. Exodus 8:8אֶל־ · to
    Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”
  23. Exodus 8:12אֶל־ · cried out to
    After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
  24. Exodus 8:15אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · to [Moses and Aaron]
    When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
  25. Exodus 8:16אֶל־ · to; אֶֽל־
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
  26. Exodus 8:19אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · to them
    “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  27. Exodus 8:20אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֗יו · that
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  28. Exodus 8:25אֶל־
    Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within this land.”
  29. Exodus 8:27אֵלֵֽינוּ׃
    We must make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us.”
  30. Exodus 8:29אֶל־ · to
    “As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”
  31. Exodus 8:30אֶל־ · to
    Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,
  32. Exodus 9:1אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֗יו · that
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  33. Exodus 9:8אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־
    Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.
  34. Exodus 9:12אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · to them
    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.