H9005–/ל–l

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash: `Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.'

לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to <the>”

And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them: 'On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.'

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

And the elders of Jabesh said unto him: 'Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to deliver us, we will come out to thee.'

לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to <the>”

And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said: 'What aileth the people that they weep?' And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

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

And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying: 'Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.' And the dread of the LO

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

And they said unto the messengers that came: 'Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead: To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance.' And the messengers came and told 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”

And the men of Jabesh said: 'To-morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.'

לָּ֔נוּ (לָּ֔) La. “to <the>”

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

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

And Samuel said unto all Israel: 'Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.

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

And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day.

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

Here I am; witness against me before the LORD, and before His anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? or whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will

לָכֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD, which He did to you and to your fathers.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when the LORD your God was your king.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.

לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto the LORD, that He may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.'

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

And all the people said unto Samuel: 'Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.'

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

For the LORD will not forsake His people for His great name's sake; because it hath pleased the LORD to make you a people unto Himself.

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

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

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

And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmas and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeath-benjamin; and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

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

And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying: 'Let the Hebrews hear.'

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also had made himself odious with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude; and they came up, and pitched in Michmas, eastward of Beth-aven.

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

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait--for the people were distressed--then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in holds, and in pits.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed; but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

לַמּוֹעֵד֙ (לַ) la. “to the”

And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

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