H9005–/ל–l

And Absalom meeteth before the servants of David, and Absalom is riding on the mule, and the mule cometh in under an entangled bough of the great oak, and his head taketh hold on the oak, and he is placed between the heavens and the earth, and the mule that `is' under him hath passed on.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

And one man seeth, and declareth to Joab, and saith, `Lo, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.'

לְיוֹאָ֑ב (לְ) le. “to”

And Joab saith to the man who is declaring `it' to him, `And lo, thou hast seen -- and wherefore didst thou not smite him there to the earth -- and on me to give to thee ten silverlings and one girdle?'

לָאִישׁ֙ (לָ) la. “to the”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לָ֤תֶת (לָ֤) La. “to”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And the man saith unto Joab, `Yea, though I am weighing on my hand a thousand silverlings, I do not put forth my hand unto the son of the king; for in our ears hath the king charged thee, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Observe ye who `is' against the youth -- against Absalom;

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Joab saith, `Not right -- I tarry before thee;' and he taketh three darts in his hand, and striketh them into the heart of Absalom, while he `is' alive, in the midst of the oak.

לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

and they take Absalom and cast him in the forest unto the great pit, and set up over him a very great heap of stones, and all Israel have fled -- each to his tent.

לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Absalom hath taken, and setteth up for himself in his life, the standing-pillar that `is' in the king's valley, for he said, `I have no son to cause my name to be remembered;' and he calleth the standing-pillar by his own name, and it is called `The monument of Absalom' unto this day.

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “for <the>”לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “[belongs] to <the>”לַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ (לַ) la. “<to> the”לָהּ֙ (לָ) la “to <the>”

and Joab saith to him, `Thou art not a man of tidings this day, but thou hast borne tidings on another day, and this day thou dost not bear tidings, because the king's son `is' dead.'

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”

And Joab saith to Cushi, `Go, declare to the king that which thou hast seen;' and Cushi boweth himself to Joab, and runneth.

לַכּוּשִׁ֔י (לַ) la. “to the”לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לְיוֹאָ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”

And Ahimaaz son of Zadok addeth again, and saith unto Joab, `And whatever it be, let me run, I pray thee, I also, after the Cushite.' And Joab saith, `Why `is' this -- thou art running, my son, and for thee there are no tidings found?' --

לָֽמָּה־ (לָֽ) la. “<to>”וּלְכָ֖ה (לְ) le. “[will belong] to <the>”

`And, whatever it be, `said he,' let me run.' And he saith to him, `Run;' and Ahimaaz runneth the way of the circuit, and passeth by the Cushite.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And David is sitting between the two gates, and the watchman goeth unto the roof of the gate, unto the wall, and lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a man running by himself.

לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And the watchman calleth, and declareth to the king, and the king saith, `If by himself, tidings `are' in his mouth;' and he cometh, coming on and drawing near.

לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לְבַדּ֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And the watchman seeth another man running, and the watchman calleth unto the gatekeeper, and saith, `Lo, a man running by himself;' and the king saith, `Also this one is bearing tidings.'

לְבַדּ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And Ahimaaz calleth and saith unto the king, `Peace;' and he boweth himself to the king, on his face, to the earth, and saith, `Blessed `is' Jehovah thy God who hath shut up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.'

לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לְאַפָּ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”

And the king saith, `Peace to the youth -- to Absalom?' And Ahimaaz saith, `I saw the great multitude, at the sending away of the servant of the king, even thy servant `by' Joab, and I have not known what `it is'.'

לַנַּ֖עַר (לַ) la. “[belong] to the”לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (לְ) le. “to”לִ֠שְׁלֹחַ (לִ֠) Li “to”

And the king saith unto the Cushite, `Peace to the youth -- to Absalom?' And the Cushite saith, `Let them be -- as the youth -- the enemies of my lord the king, and all who have risen up against thee for evil.'

לַנַּ֖עַר (לַ) la. “[belong] to the”לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (לְ) le. “to”לְרָעָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And it is declared to Joab, `Lo, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom;'

לְיוֹאָ֑ב (לְ) le. “to”

and the salvation on that day becometh mourning to all the people, for the people hath heard on that day, saying, `The king hath been grieved for his son.'

לְאֵ֖בֶל (לְ) le. “<into>”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the people stealeth away, on that day, to go in to the city, as the people steal away, who are ashamed, in their fleeing in battle;

לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

to love thine enemies, and to hate those loving thee, for thou hast declared to-day that thou hast no princes and servants, for I have known to-day that if Absalom `were' alive, and all of us to-day dead, that then it were right in thine eyes.

לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ (לְ) le. “by”וְלִשְׂנֹ֖א (לִ) li “by”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “[are] to <the>”

`And now, rise, go out and speak unto the heart of thy servants, for by Jehovah I have sworn, that -- thou art not going out -- there doth not lodge a man with thee to-night; and this `is' worse for thee than all the evil that hath come upon thee from thy youth till now.'

לְךָ֣ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

And the king riseth, and sitteth in the gate, and to all the people they have declared, saying, `Lo, the king is sitting in the gate;' and all the people come in before the king, and Israel hath fled, each to his tents.

וּֽלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And it cometh to pass, all the people are contending through all the tribes of Israel, saying, `The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, yea, he himself delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines, and now he hath fled out of the land because of Absalom,

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

and Absalom whom we anointed over us `is' dead in battle, and now, why are ye silent -- to bring back the king?'

לָמָ֥ה (לָ) la. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”