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).
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
Occurrences
5,513 total
- Numbers 24:12אֶל־; אֶל־; אֵלַ֖יBalaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me
- Numbers 25:1אֶל־ · withWhile Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,
- Numbers 25:4אֶל־ · toThen the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”
- Numbers 25:5אֶל־So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”
- Numbers 25:6אֶל־ · toJust then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 25:8אֶל־ · into; אֶל־ · and on through…followed the Israelite into the tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,
- Numbers 25:10אֶל־ · toThen the LORD said to Moses,
- Numbers 25:16אֶל־And the LORD said to Moses,
- Numbers 26:1אֶל־ · to; וְאֶ֧לAfter the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
- Numbers 26:52אֶל־ · toThen the LORD said to Moses,
- Numbers 27:6אֶל־…and the LORD answered him,
- Numbers 27:8וְאֶל־ · FurthermoreFurthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
- Numbers 27:11אֵלָ֛יוAnd if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
- Numbers 27:12אֶל־ · to; אֶל־Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.
- Numbers 27:13אֶל־ · toAfter you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;
- Numbers 27:15אֶל־ · toSo Moses appealed to the LORD,
- Numbers 27:18אֶל־ · toAnd the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
- Numbers 28:1אֶל־ · toThen the LORD said to Moses,
- Numbers 28:2אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · to them“Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My food offerings, as a pleasing aroma to Me.
- Numbers 29:40אֶל־So Moses spoke all this to the Israelites just as the LORD had commanded him.
- Numbers 30:1אֶל־Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
- Numbers 30:14אֶל־ · toBut if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them.
- Numbers 31:1אֶל־ · toAnd the LORD said to Moses,
- Numbers 31:2אֶל־ · to“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
- Numbers 31:3אֶל־So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
- Numbers 31:12אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־ · and to; אֶל־ · at; אֶל־ · onThey brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
- Numbers 31:13אֶל־And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp.
- Numbers 31:15אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם“Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.
- Numbers 31:21אֶל־ · toThen Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:
- Numbers 31:24אֶל־On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”
- Numbers 31:25אֶל־ · toThe LORD said to Moses,
- Numbers 31:48אֶל־Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses
- Numbers 31:49אֶל־…and said, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.
- Numbers 31:54אֶל־ · it intoAnd Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
- Numbers 32:2אֶל־ · to; וְאֶל־; וְאֶל־So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,
- Numbers 32:7אֶל־ · intoWhy are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them?
- Numbers 32:9אֶל־For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
- Numbers 32:14אֶל־ · againstNow behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.
- Numbers 32:16אֵלָיו֙ · [Moses]Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.