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אֶל

elto(wards)How to read Hebrew
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 14:12אֵלֶ֤יךָ · to you
    Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
  2. Exodus 14:13אֶל־
    But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
  3. Exodus 14:15אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֑י · to Me; אֶל־
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.
  4. Exodus 14:20אֶל־
    …so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
  5. Exodus 14:23אֶל־ · into
    And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.
  6. Exodus 14:24אֶל־ · on
    At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.
  7. Exodus 14:26אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”
  8. Exodus 15:13אֶל־ · to
    With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
  9. Exodus 15:22אֶל־ · into
    Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.
  10. Exodus 15:25אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · into
    And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
  11. Exodus 16:1אֶל־ · to
    On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
  12. Exodus 16:3אֲלֵהֶ֜ם; אֶל־ · into
    “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
  13. Exodus 16:4אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.
  14. Exodus 16:6אֶֽל־ · to
    So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
  15. Exodus 16:9אֶֽל־; אֶֽל־
    Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel, ‘Come before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.’”
  16. Exodus 16:10אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · toward
    And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
  17. Exodus 16:11אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  18. Exodus 16:12אֲלֵהֶ֜ם
    “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
  19. Exodus 16:15אֶל־; אֲלֵהֶ֔ם · them
    When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.
  20. Exodus 16:19אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · to them
    Then Moses said to them, “No one may keep any of it until morning.”
  21. Exodus 16:20אֶל־ · to
    But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
  22. Exodus 16:23אֲלֵהֶ֗ם
    He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”
  23. Exodus 16:28אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?
  24. Exodus 16:33אֶֽל־
    So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”
  25. Exodus 16:34אֶל־
    And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  26. Exodus 16:35אֶל־ · to; אֶל־
    The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
  27. Exodus 17:4אֶל־ · to
    Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
  28. Exodus 17:5אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
  29. Exodus 17:9אֶל־ · to
    So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
  30. Exodus 17:14אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
  31. Exodus 18:5אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · in
    Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.
  32. Exodus 18:6אֶל־ · to; אֵלֶ֑יךָ · to
    He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”
  33. Exodus 18:15אֵלַ֛י · to me
    “Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.
  34. Exodus 18:16אֵלַ֔י · to me
    “Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”
  35. Exodus 18:17אֵלָ֑יו · to him
    But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
  36. Exodus 18:19אֶל־ · to
    Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.
  37. Exodus 18:22אֵלֶ֔יךָ · you
    Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.
  38. Exodus 18:26אֶל־ · to
    And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.
  39. Exodus 18:27אֶל־ · to
    Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.
  40. Exodus 19:3אֶל־ · to
    Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel: