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Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make an agreement with us and we will be your servants.

לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to <the>”

And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, I will make an agreement with you on this condition, that all your right eyes are put out; so that I may make it a cause of shame to all Israel.

לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “of”

Then the responsible men of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days, so that we may send men to every part of Israel: and then, if no one comes to our help, we will come out to you.

לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to <the>”

Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.

לָּעָ֖ם (לָּ) la. “[is] to the”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

And he took two oxen and, cutting them up, sent them through all the land of Israel by the hand of runners, saying, If any man does not come out after Saul and Samuel, this will be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord came on the people and they ca

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִבְקָר֑וֹ (לִ) li “to”

Then he said to the representatives who had come, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is high, you will be made safe. And the representatives came and gave the news to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

לַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים (לַ) la. “to the”לְאִישׁ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י (לְ) le. “to”

So the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.

לָּ֔נוּ (לָּ֔) La. “to <the>”

So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.

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

And Samuel said to all Israel, You see that I have given ear to everything you said to me, and have made a king over you.

לְכֹ֥ל (לְ) le. “to”לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to <the>”

And now, see, the king is before you: and I am old and grey-headed, and my sons are with you: I have been living before your eyes from my early days till now.

לִפְנֵיכֶ֗ם (לִ) li “<to>”לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם (לִ) li “<to>”

Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my

לָכֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story of the righteousness of the Lord, which he has made clear by his acts to you and to your fathers.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No more of this; we will have a king for our ruler: when the Lord your God was your king.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

Now keep where you are and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.

לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Is it not now the time of the grain cutting? My cry will go up to the Lord and he will send thunder and rain: so that you may see and be conscious of your great sin which you have done in the eyes of the Lord in desiring a king for yourselves.

לִשְׁא֥וֹל (לִ) li “by”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.

לִשְׁאֹ֥ל (לִ) li “by”לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “for <the>”

For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”לְעָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “into”

And as for me, never will I go against the orders of the Lord by giving up my prayers for you: but I will go on teaching you the good and right way.

לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “to <the>”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “to”לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”

And Saul took for himself three thousand men of Israel, of whom he kept two thousand with him in Michmash and in the mountain of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah in the land of Benjamin: the rest of the people he sent back to their te

ל֨וֹ (ל֨) l “for <the>”לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Jonathan made an attack on the armed force of the Philistines stationed at Gibeah; and news was given to the Philistines that the Hebrews were turned against them. And Saul had a horn sounded through all the land,

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And all Israel had the news that Saul had made an attack on the Philistines, and that Israel was bitterly hated by the Philistines. And the people came together after Saul to Gilgal.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the Philistines came together to make war on Israel, three thousand war-carriages and six thousand horsemen and an army of people like the sands of the sea in number: they came up and took up their position in Michmash, to the east of Beth-aven.

לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (לְ) le. “to”לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “for”

When the men of Israel saw the danger they were in, (for the people were troubled,) they took cover in cracks in the hillsides and in the woods and in rocks and holes and hollows.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

And he went on waiting there for seven days, the time fixed by Samuel: but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were starting to go away from him.

לַמּוֹעֵד֙ (לַ) la. “to the”

And when the burned offering was ended, Samuel came; and Saul went out to see him and to give him a blessing.

לְהַעֲל֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לִקְרָאת֖וֹ (לִ) li “to”לְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”