H9005–/ל–l

And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

לְעֻמָּת֗וֹ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְעֻמָּת֔וֹ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

And Hushai said to Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”

And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

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

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred by thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

לִשְׁמ֣וֹר (לִ) li “to”

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

לְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם (לְ) le. “for”לְעֵינֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

לְדָוִ֖ד (לְ) le. “to”לְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.

לְחוּשַׁ֣י (לְ) le. “<to>”

And when Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not, speak thou.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Therefore I counsel that all Israel should be generally gathered to thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou shouldst go to battle in thy own person.

לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “for”

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

לְהָפֵ֞ר (לְ) le. “to”לְבַעֲב֗וּר (לְ) le. “<to>”

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.

לְדָוִ֜ד (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a maid servant went and told them; and they went and told king David.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לְהֵרָא֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לָב֥וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

Nevertheless, a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; into which they descended.

לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”וְל֥וֹ (ל֥) L “[belonged] to <the>”

And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, they have gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came out of the well, and went and told king David, and said to David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counseled against you.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”

And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of cows, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

לְדָוִ֛ד (לְ) le. “for”וְלָעָ֥ם (לָ) la. “for the”לֶאֱכ֑וֹל (לֶ) le. “to”

But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou shouldst succor us out of the city.

לָּ֥נוּ (לָּ֥) La. “<to> <the>”לַעְזֽוֹר׃ (לַ) la “to”

And the king said to them, What seemeth to you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

לְמֵא֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”וְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ (לַ) la. “to”

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְאַט־ (לְ) le. “to”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “for <the>”לַנַּ֣עַר (לַ) la. “to the”לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (לְ) le. “to”

So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”

Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

לֶאֱכֹ֣ל (לֶ) le. “to”