H9005–/ל–l

Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.

לְאִישׁ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “for <the>”לְק֣וֹל (לְ) le. “to”לַהֲמִיתָֽם׃ (לַ) la. “to”

And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?

לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”לְכֹהֵ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲל֣וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לְהַקְטִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”לָשֵׂ֥את (לָ) la. “to”לְפָנָ֑י (לְ) le. “<to>”לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?

לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”לְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗ם (לְ) le. “by”לְעַמִּֽי׃ (לְ) le. “of”

For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those wh

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְפָנַ֖י (לְ) le. “<to>”לִּ֔י (לִּ֔) L “to <the>”

But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְכַלּ֥וֹת (לְ) le. “to”וְלַאֲדִ֣יב (לַ) la. “to”

And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.

לְּךָ֣ (לְּ) le. “for <the>”

And I will make a true priest for myself, one who will do what is in my heart and in my mind: and I will make for him a family which will not come to an end; and his place will be before my holy one for ever.

לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for <the>”לִפְנֵֽי־ (לִ) li “<to>”

Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.

לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת (לְ) le. “to”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לַאֲג֥וֹרַת (לַ) la. “for”לֶאֱכֹ֥ל (לֶ) le. “to”

Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)

לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.

לִּ֔י (לִּ֔) L “<to> <the>”

And again the Lord said, Samuel. And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. But he said in answer, I said nothing, my son; go to your rest again.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “<to> <the>”

And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “<to> <the>”לַנָּֽעַר׃ (לַ) la. “<to> the”

So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.

לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮ (לִ) li “to”

And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

So I have made an oath to the family of Eli that no offering of meat or of meal which they may make will ever take away the sin of his family.

וְלָכֵ֥ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you.

לְּךָ֤ (לְּ) le. “to <the>”

Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “to <the>”

And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.

לְנָבִ֖יא (לְ) le. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “of”

And the Lord was seen again in Shiloh; for the Lord gave to Samuel in Shiloh the revelation of his word.

לְהֵרָאֹ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”

Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לִקְרַ֨את (לִ) li “to”לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”

And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”