אֶל

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Hebrew H0413 Preposition 5,513 occurrences in 4,204 verses
אֶל to(wards)

1. to, toward, unto (of motion)

2. into (limit is actually entered)

a. in among

3. toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)

4. against (motion or direction of a hostile character)

5. in addition to, to

6. concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of

7. according to (rule or standard)

8. at, by, against (of one's presence)

9. in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 4,204 verses

  1. 1 Samuel 14:1 אֶל־אֶל־

    One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.

  2. 1 Samuel 14:6 אֶל־אֶל־

    Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”

  3. 1 Samuel 14:8 אֶל־אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

    “Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.

  4. 1 Samuel 14:9 אֵלֵ֔ינוּאֲלֵיכֶ֑םאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

    If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.

  5. So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”

  6. 1 Samuel 14:12 אֵלֵ֔ינוּאֶל־

    So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”

  7. 1 Samuel 14:19 אֶל־אֶל־

    While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”

  8. 1 Samuel 14:26 אֶל־אֶל־

    And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

  9. Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.

  10. So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.

  11. 1 Samuel 14:33 אֵלַ֥י

    Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”

  12. 1 Samuel 14:34 אֵלַי֩אֶל־

    Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.

  13. And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”

  14. 1 Samuel 14:40 אֶל־אֶל־

    Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.

  15. So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.

  16. “Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”

  17. But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

  18. 1 Samuel 14:52 אֵלָֽיו׃ס

    And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

  19. 1 Samuel 15:1 אֶל־

    Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.

  20. 1 Samuel 15:6 אֶֽל־

    And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.

  21. Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,

  22. “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.

  23. When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”

  24. 1 Samuel 15:16 אֶל־אֵלַ֖י

    “Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied.

  25. So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”

  26. “But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.

  27. Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

  28. “I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”

  29. 1 Samuel 15:28 אֵלָיו֙

    So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

  30. 1 Samuel 15:32 אֵלַי֙אֵלָ֔יו

    Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

  31. Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

  32. And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

  33. 1 Samuel 16:1 אֶל־אֶל־אֶל־

    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

  34. 1 Samuel 16:3 אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

    Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”

  35. 1 Samuel 16:7 אֶל־אֶל־וְאֶל־

    But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

  36. 1 Samuel 16:8 אֶל־

    Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

  37. Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”

  38. 1 Samuel 16:11 אֶל־אֶל־

    And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

  39. So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

  40. 1 Samuel 16:15 אֵלָ֑יו

    Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you.

  41. 1 Samuel 16:17 אֶל־אֵלָֽי׃

    And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”

  42. 1 Samuel 16:19 אֶל־אֵלַ֛י

    So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

  43. And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.

  44. When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

  45. Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”

  46. And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.

  47. 1 Samuel 17:3 אֶל־אֶל־

    The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.

  48. 1 Samuel 17:8 אֶל־אֵלָֽי׃

    And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.

  49. So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.

  50. 1 Samuel 17:26 אֶֽל־

    David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

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