H9005–/ל–l

And Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, got away and went in flight after David;

לַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (לַ) la. “of”

And gave him the news of how Saul had put to death the Lord's priests.

לְדָוִ֑ד (לְ) le. “to”

And David said to Abiathar, I was certain that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would take the news to Saul: I am responsible for the lives of all your father's family.

לְאֶבְיָתָ֗ר (לְ) le. “to”לְשָׁא֑וּל (לְ) le. “to”

And they sent word to David, saying, The Philistines are fighting against Keilah and taking the grain from the grain-floors.

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

So David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go and make an attack on these Philistines? And the Lord said to David, Go and make an attack on the Philistines so that Keilah may be kept from falling into their hands.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then David put the question to the Lord again, and the Lord answering said, Up! go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into your hands.

לִשְׁאֹ֣ל (לִ) li “to”

And news was given to Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, Now God has given him into my hands; for by going into a walled town with locked doors, he has let himself be shut in.

לְשָׁא֔וּל (לְ) le. “to”לָב֔וֹא (לָ) la. “by”

And Saul sent for all the people to come to the fight, and go down to Keilah to make an attack on David and his men.

לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”לָרֶ֣דֶת (לָ) la. “to”לָצ֥וּר (לָ) la. “to”

Then David said, O Lord, the God of Israel, news has been given to your servant that it is Saul's purpose to come to Keilah and send destruction on the town because of me.

לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לְשַׁחֵ֥ת (לְ) le. “to”לָעִ֖יר (לָ) la. “<to> the”

And now, is it true, as they have said to me, that Saul is coming? O Lord, the God of Israel, give ear to your servant, and say if these things are so. And the Lord said, He is coming down.

לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ (לְ) le. “to”

Then David and his men, about six hundred of them, went out of Keilah, and got away wherever they were able to go. And Saul, hearing that David had got away from Keilah, did not go there.

וּלְשָׁא֣וּל (לְ) le. “to”לָצֵֽאת׃ (לָ) la. “to”

And David was full of fear, in the knowledge that Saul had come out to take his life; and David was in the waste land of Ziph, in Horesh.

לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (לְ) le. “to”

And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.

לְּךָ֣ (לְּ) le. “to <the>”לְמִשְׁנֶ֑ה (לְ) le. “<into>”

And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then the Ziphites came up to Gibeah to see Saul, and said, Is not David living secretly among us in the strong places in Horesh, in the hill of Hachilah to the south of the waste land?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

So now, O king, have your soul's desire and come down, and we, for our part, will give him up into the king's hands.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לָרֶ֖דֶת (לָ) la. “to”וְלָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “[belongs] to <the>”

And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.

לַֽיהוָ֑ה (לַֽ) la. “by”

And they went back and came to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the waste land of Maon, in the dry land south of the waste land.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Saul and his men went in search of him. And David had word of it, so he came down to the rock in the waste land of Maon. And Saul, hearing of this, went after David into the waste land of Maon.

לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ (לְ) le. “to”לְדָוִ֔ד (לְ) le. “to”

And Saul and his men went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other: and David's purpose was to get away as quickly as possible, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were making a circle round David and his men in order to ta

לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ (לָ) la. “to”לְתָפְשָֽׂם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

But a man came to Saul saying, Be quick and come; for the Philistines have made an attack on the land.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לַמָּק֣וֹם (לַ) la. “<to> the”

Now when Saul came back from fighting the Philistines, news was given him that David was in the waste land of En-gedi.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.

לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (לְ) le. “to”

And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.

לְהָסֵ֣ךְ (לְ) le. “to”