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H9005/לl
to/for
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Then said Abishai to David, God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day: now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.
לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to <the>”
Yahweh forbid that I should put forth my hand against Yahweh's anointed: but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let us go.
לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “to <the>”לָּֽנוּ׃ (לָּֽ) La. “for <the>”
So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head; and they got them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh was fallen on them.
לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”
and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Don't you answer, Abner? Then Abner answered, Who are you who cries to the king?
לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”
David said to Abner, Aren't you a [supplied: valiant] man? and who is like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord, the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king your lord.
וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (לָ֙) La. “<to>”לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית (לְ) le. “to”
He said, Why does my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”
Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Yahweh that has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Yahweh: for they have driven me out this day that I shouldn't cling to Yahweh's inheritance, saying, Go, serve other gods.
לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”
Now therefore, don't let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one does hunt a partridge in the mountains.
לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ (לְ) le. “to”
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”
Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn't put forth my hand against Yahweh's anointed.
לָאִ֔ישׁ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִשְׁלֹ֥חַ (לִ) li “to”
Then Saul said to David, Blessed be you, my son David: you shall both do mightily, and shall surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
לְדַרְכּ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”
David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
לִ֨י (לִ֨) l “[belongs] to <the>”לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי (לְ) le. “to”
It was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
לְשָׁא֔וּל (לְ) le. “to”לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”
David said to Achish, If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?
לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “to <the>”וְלָ֨מָּה (לָ֨) La. “<to>”
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: why Ziklag pertains to the kings of Judah to this day.
ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”לָכֵ֞ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְמַלְכֵ֣י (לְ) le. “to”
David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so has been his manner all the while he has lived in the country of the Philistines.
לְהָבִ֥יא (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”
Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant forever.
לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “of”לְעֶ֥בֶד (לְ) le. “<into>”
It happened in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, Know you assuredly, that you shall go out with me in the host, you and your men.
לַצָּבָ֔א (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”
David said to Achish, Therefore you shall know what your servant will do. Achish said to David, Therefore will I make you keeper of my head for ever.
לָכֵן֙ (לָ) la. “<to>”לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְרֹאשִׁ֛י (לְ) le. “of”
Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. Saul had put away those who had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for <the>”
Then said Saul to his servants, Seek me a woman who has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. His servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman who has a familiar spirit at En-dor.
לַעֲבָדָ֗יו (לַ) la. “to”לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”
Saul disguised himself, and put on other clothing, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, Please divine to me by the familiar spirit, and bring me up whoever I shall name to you.
לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “for <the>”
The woman said to him, Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: why then lay you a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
וְלָמָ֥ה (לָ) la. “<to>”לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃ (לַ) la. “to”
Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, As Yahweh lives, there shall no punishment happen to you for this thing.
לָהּ֙ (לָ) la “to <the>”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up to you? He said, Bring me up Samuel.
לָּ֑ךְ (לָּ֑) La “for <the>”לִֽי׃ (לִֽ) L “for <the>”