H9005–/ל–l

And Nathan saith unto David, `Thou `art' the man! Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

and I give to thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and I give to thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if little, then I add to thee such and such `things'.

לְךָ֜ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְּךָ֖ (לְּ) le. “to <the>”

`Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do the evil thing in His eyes? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten by the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to thee for a wife, and him thou hast slain by the sword of the Bene-Ammon.

לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (לַ) la. “by”לְּךָ֖ (לְּ) le. “for <the>”לְאִשָּׁ֑ה (לְ) le. “to”

`And now, the sword doth not turn aside from thy house unto the age, because thou hast despised Me, and dost take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be to thee for a wife;

לִהְי֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “of”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am raising up against thee evil, out of thy house, and have taken thy wives before thine eyes, and given to thy neighbour, and he hath lain with thy wives before the eyes of this sun;

לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “to”לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ (לְ) le. “to”לְעֵינֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

And David saith unto Nathan, `I have sinned against Jehovah.' And Nathan saith unto David, `Also -- Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die;

לַֽיהוָ֑ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

only, because thou hast caused the enemies of Jehovah greatly to despise by this thing, also the son who is born to thee doth surely die.'

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;

לְדָוִ֖ד (לְ) le. “to”

And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;

לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ (לַ) la. “to”

and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the lad dieth, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the lad is dead, for they said, `Lo, in the lad being alive we spake unto him, and he did not hearken to our voice; and how do we say unto him, The lad is dead? -- then he hath done evil.'

לְהַגִּ֥יד (לְ) le. “to”ל֣וֹ׀ (ל֣) l “to <the>”

And David riseth from the earth, and doth bathe and anoint `himself', and changeth his raiment, and cometh in to the house of Jehovah, and boweth himself, and cometh unto his house, and asketh and they place for him bread, and he eateth.

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “for <the>”

and now, he hath died, why `is' this -- I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.'

לָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ (לַ) la. “to”

and the people who `are' in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes of iron, and hath caused them to pass over into the brick-kiln; and so he doth to all the cities of the Bene-Ammon; and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.

לְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”

And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name `is' Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her.

וּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹם (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

And Amnon hath distress -- even to become sick, because of Tamar his sister, for she `is' a virgin, and it is hard in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.

לְאַמְנ֜וֹן (לְ) le. “to”לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to <the>”

And Amnon hath a friend, and his name `is' Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David's brother, and Jonadab `is' a very wise man,

וּלְאַמְנ֣וֹן (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

and saith to him, `Wherefore `art' thou thus lean, O king's son, morning by morning? dost thou not declare to me?' And Amnon saith to him, `Tamar -- sister of Absalom my brother -- I am loving.'

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to <the>”לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to <the>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

And Jonadab saith to him, `Lie down on thy couch, and feign thyself sick, and thy father hath come in to see thee, and thou hast said unto him, `Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come in and give me bread to eat; and she hath made the food before mine eyes so that I see `it', and have eaten from her hand.'

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָ (לִ) li “to”לְעֵינַי֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And Amnon lieth down, and feigneth himself sick, and the king cometh in to see him, and Amnon saith unto the king, `Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come, and she maketh before mine eyes two cakes, and I eat from her hand.'

לִרְאֹת֗וֹ (לִ) li “to”לְעֵינַי֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And David sendeth unto Tamar, to the house, saying, `Go, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brother, and make for him food.'

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”

And Tamar goeth to the house of Amnon her brother, and he is lying down, and she taketh the dough, and kneadeth, and maketh cakes before his eyes, and cooketh the cakes,

לְעֵינָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”

and taketh the frying-pan, and poureth out before him, and he refuseth to eat, and Amnon saith, `Take ye out every one from me;' and they go out every one from him.

לְפָנָ֔יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לֶאֱכ֑וֹל (לֶ) le. “to”

And Amnon saith unto Tamar, `Bring the food into the inner chamber, and I eat from thy hand;' and Tamar taketh the cakes that she hath made, and bringeth in to Amnon her brother, into the inner chamber,

לְאַמְנ֥וֹן (לְ) le. “to”

and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.'

לֶֽאֱכֹ֑ל (לֶֽ) le. “to”לָ֔הּ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

And she saith to him, `Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not this folly.

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to <the>”