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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. Joshua 24:24אֶל־ · to
    So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”
  2. Joshua 24:27אֶל־ · to
    And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
  3. Judges 1:1אֶל־ · against
    After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
  4. Judges 1:10אֶל־ · against
    Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
  5. Judges 1:11אֶל־ · against
    From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
  6. Judges 2:1אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · you into
    Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
  7. Judges 2:4אֶֽל־ · to
    When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
  8. Judges 2:10אֶל־ · to
    After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
  9. Judges 2:17אֶל־ · to
    Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
  10. Judges 3:9אֶל־ · to
    But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
  11. Judges 3:13אֵלָ֔יו · with him
    After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
  12. Judges 3:15אֶל־ · to
    And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
  13. Judges 3:19אֵלֶ֖יךָ · for you
    But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
  14. Judges 3:20אֵלָ֗יו; אֵלֶ֑יךָ · for you
    Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
  15. Judges 3:28אֲלֵהֶם֙
    “Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and they did not allow anyone to cross over.
  16. Judges 4:3אֶל־ · to
    Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
  17. Judges 4:5אֵלֶ֛יהָ · to her
    And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.
  18. Judges 4:6אֵלָ֜יו · to him
    She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
  19. Judges 4:7אֵלֶ֜יךָ; אֶל־ · to
    And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
  20. Judges 4:8אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ · to her
    Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”
  21. Judges 4:13אֶל־ · to
    …he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon.
  22. Judges 4:14אֶל־ · to
    Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
  23. Judges 4:17אֶל־ · to
    Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
  24. Judges 4:18אֵלָ֗יו · to him; אֵלַ֖י · with me; אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙
    Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
  25. Judges 4:19אֵלֶ֛יהָ · to her
    Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.
  26. Judges 4:20אֵלֶ֔יהָ
    “Stand at the entrance to the tent,” he said, “and if anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’”
  27. Judges 4:21אֵלָיו֙ · to Sisera
    But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died.
  28. Judges 4:22אֵלֶ֔יהָ · with her
    When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.
  29. Judges 6:6אֶל־ · to
    Israel was greatly impoverished by Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD.
  30. Judges 6:7אֶל־ · to
    Now when the Israelites cried out to the LORD because of Midian,
  31. Judges 6:8אֶל־
    He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  32. Judges 6:12אֵלָ֖יו · to [Gideon]; אֵלָ֔יו
    And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
  33. Judges 6:13אֵלָ֤יו
    “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”
  34. Judges 6:14אֵלָיו֙ · to him
    The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?”
  35. Judges 6:15אֵלָיו֙
    “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
  36. Judges 6:16אֵלָיו֙
    “Surely I will be with you,” the LORD replied, “and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man.”
  37. Judges 6:17אֵלָ֔יו
    Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
  38. Judges 6:18אֵלֶ֔יךָ · to You
    Please do not depart from this place until I return to You. Let me bring my offering and set it before You.” And the LORD said, “I will stay until you return.”
  39. Judges 6:19אֵלָ֛יו · to Him; אֶל־
    So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.
  40. Judges 6:20אֵלָ֜יו · to him; אֶל־ · on
    And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so.
  41. Judges 6:22אֶל־ · to
    When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”
  42. Judges 6:27אֵלָ֖יו
    So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city, he did it by night rather than in the daytime.