H9005–/ל–l

And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto Me him whom I name unto thee.'

לְיִשַׁ֖י (לְ) le. “<to>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “for <the>”

And Samuel did that which the LORD spoke, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said: 'Comest thou peaceably?'

לִקְרָאת֔וֹ (לִ) li “to”

And he said: 'Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.' And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

לִזְבֹּ֤חַ (לִ) li “to”לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “<to> <the>”לַזָּֽבַח׃ (לַ) la. “to the”

But the LORD said unto Samuel: 'Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.'

לַעֵינַ֔יִם (לַ) la. “to the”לַלֵּבָֽב׃ (לַ) la. “to the”

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'The LORD hath not chosen these.'

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp; and it shall be, when the evil spirit from God cometh upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.'

לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “[will belong] to <the>”

And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.'

לִ֗י (לִ֗) L “for <the>”לְנַגֵּ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”

Then answered one of the young men, and said: 'Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and prudent in affairs, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.'

לְיִשַׁי֮ (לְ) le. “of”

And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.

לְפָנָ֑יו (לְ) le. “<to>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “of”

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: 'Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.'

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְפָנַ֔י (לְ) le. “<to>”

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul found relief, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.

לְשָׁאוּל֙ (לְ) le. “to”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “[belonged] to <the>”

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”לִיהוּדָ֑ה (לִ) li. “[belongs] to”

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

לִקְרַ֥את (לִ) li “to”

And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield-bearer went before him.

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them: 'Why do ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ (לַ) la. “to”לְשָׁא֔וּל (לְ) le. “of”לָכֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.'

לְהִלָּחֵ֤ם (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “of”לַעֲבָדִ֑ים (לַ) la. “<into>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “of”לַעֲבָדִ֔ים (לַ) la. “<into>”

And the Philistine said: 'I do taunt the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.'

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “to <the>”

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

וְל֖וֹ (ל֖) L “[belonged] to <the>”

And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to <the>”

Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.--

לִרְע֛וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And Jesse said unto David his son: 'Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren.

לְדָוִ֣ד (לְ) le. “to”לְאַחֶ֙יךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְאַחֶֽיךָ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and to thy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge;

לְשַׂר־ (לְ) le. “to”לְשָׁל֔וֹם (לְ) le. “to”

And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

לִקְרַ֥את (לִ) li “to”

And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brethren.

לְאֶחָ֖יו (לְ) le. “of”לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (לְ) le. “to”