ל֔וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ל֔וֹ

   LO

   to him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת ל֔וֹ

   la-a-SOT LO

   to do to him
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לֶאֱס֤וֹר אֶת־שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ עָלִ֔ינוּ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת ל֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר עָ֥שָׂה לָֽנוּ׃

   va-yo-me-RU le-e-SOR et-shim-sHON a-LI-nu la-a-SOT LO ka-a-SHER a-SA LA-nu

   and they said to bind Samson we have come up to do to him as he did to us
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה לָמָ֖ה עֲלִיתֶ֣ם עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לֶאֱס֤וֹר אֶת־שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ עָלִ֔ינוּ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת ל֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר עָ֥שָׂה לָֽנוּ׃

   va-yo-me-RU ISH ye-hu-DA la-MA a-li-TEM a-LEI-nu va-yo-me-RU le-e-SOR et-shim-sHON a-LI-nu la-a-SOT LO ka-a-SHER a-SA LA-nu

   and they said a man of or men of Judah why have you come up against us and they said to bind Samson we have come up to do to him as he did to us

Exegesis

The infinitive la’asot {לַעֲשֹׂת | laʿăśôt} ‘to do’ with lo {לוֹ | lô} ‘to him’ and comparative ka’asher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | kaʾăšer} links asah {עָשָׂה | ʿāsâh} ‘he did’ and lanu {לָנוּ | lānû} ‘to us,’ creating parallelism that underscores mutual retaliation.