el is a demonstrative pronoun that points to specified people, cities, lands, nations, or groups in context.

The attested form functions as a demonstrative pointer to entities already specified in the clause: cities in Deuteronomy 19:11, men in Genesis 19:8, lands in Genesis 26:3, and nations in Deuteronomy 7:22.

1. Demonstrative pointer to identified entities · dominant

   All supplied tokens are tagged Pronoun · Demonstrative. In Deuteronomy 19:11 the APB renders “these cities,” while Genesis 19:8 renders “these men”; Genesis 26:3 has “all these lands,” and Deuteronomy 7:22 refers to “these nations,” showing the form pointing to the people or places named in its immediate context.

   Deuteronomy 19:11Genesis 19:8Genesis 26:3Deuteronomy 7:22Leviticus 18:271 Chronicles 20:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB reflects the demonstrative force with expressions such as “these cities,” “these men,” “these lands,” and “these nations.” It cannot establish a separate English rendering for every token.