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H0413אֶלel
to(wards)Part of speech: Hebrew Preposition
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Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.
אֵלַ֔י (אֵלַ֔) 'e.La “to”
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come ye back to me with the certainty, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of
אֵלַי֙ (אֵלַ) 'e.La “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of Jeshimon.
אֶ֖ל 'el “to”
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
אֶל־ 'el- “<to>”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “<to>”
But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying: 'Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.'
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And the men of David said unto him: 'Behold the day in which the LORD hath said unto thee: Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee.' Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul
אֵלָ֗יו (אֵלָ֗י) 'e.La “to”אֵלֶ֗יךָ (אֵלֶ֗י) 'e.Lei. “to”
So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
אֶל־ 'el- “against”
And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said: 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And he said to David: `Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And David swore unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men got them up unto the stronghold.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men: 'Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name;
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a base fellow, that one cannot speak to him.'
אֶל־ 'el- “against”אֵלָֽיו׃ (אֵלָֽי) 'e.La “to”
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this base fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and churlishness is with him; but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord,
אֶל־ 'el- “against”
And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken; wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke unto her, saying: 'David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.'
אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ (אֵלֶ֙י) 'e.Lei. “to”אֵלַ֔יִךְ (אֵלַ֔יִ) 'e.La.yi “to”
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?'
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.
אֶל־ 'el- “to”
And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host; and Saul lay within the barricade, and the people pitched round about him.
אֶֽל־ 'el- “to”
Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying: 'Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?' And Abishai said: 'I will go down with thee.'
אֶל־ 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֶל־ 'el- “into”