H9005–/ל–l

Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.

לִמְקוֹמָֽם׃ (לִ) li “to”

Samuel said to Saul, Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore listen you to the voice of the words of Yahweh.

לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣ (לִ) li “to”לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”לְק֖וֹל (לְ) le. “to”

Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, I have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (לְ) le. “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and don't spare them; but kill both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “[belongs] to <the>”

He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”

Then came the word of Yahweh to Samuel, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

It repents me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. Samuel was angry; and he cried to Yahweh all night.

לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”לִשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (לִ) li “to”

Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.

לִקְרַ֥את (לִ) li “to”לִשְׁמוּאֵ֜ל (לִ) li “to”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for <the>”

Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed are you by Yahweh: I have performed the commandment of Yahweh.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “by”

Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.

לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “to”

Then Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what Yahweh has said to me this night. He said to him, Say on.

לְּךָ֔ (לְּ) le. “to <the>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

Samuel said, "Though you were little in your own sight, weren't you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;

לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

Why then didn't you obey the voice of Yahweh, but flew on the spoil, and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh?"

וְלָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God in Gilgal.

לִזְבֹּ֛חַ (לִ) li “to”לַֽיהוָ֥ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

Samuel said, Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “[belong] to”לְהַקְשִׁ֖יב (לְ) le. “to”

Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh.

לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (לַֽ) la. “to”

As Samuel turned about to go away, [supplied: Saul] laid hold on the skirt of his robe, and it tore.

לָלֶ֑כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

Samuel said to him, Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.

לְרֵעֲךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”

Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.

לְהִנָּחֵֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, Please, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh your God.

לַֽיהוָ֥ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshiped Yahweh.

לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (לַֽ) la. “to”

Samuel said, As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women. Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before Yahweh in Gilgal.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned for Saul: and Yahweh repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

לִרְא֤וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Yahweh said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill your horn with oil, and go: I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “for <the>”

Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. Yahweh said, Take a heifer with you, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Yahweh.

לִזְבֹּ֥חַ (לִ) li “to”לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”