H9005–/ל–l

And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, to his house.

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh; and why will ye be the last to bring back the king?

וְלָ֧מָּה (לָ֧) La. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

And say to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually instead of Joab.

וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “to <the>”לְפָנַ֛י (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the king returned and came as far as the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over the Jordan.

לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ (לָ) la. “to”לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לְהַעֲבִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”

And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

לִקְרַ֖את (לִ) li “to”

And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they forded the Jordan before the king.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And a ferry boat passed to and fro to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was [supplied: just] crossing over the Jordan.

לַֽעֲבִיר֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And he said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart.

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “to <the>”לָשׂ֥וּם (לָ) la. “to”

For thy servant knows that I have sinned; and behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “of”לָרֶ֕דֶת (לָ) la. “to”לִקְרַ֖את (לִ) li “to”

And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? Should there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “[is] to”וְלָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to <the>”לְשָׂטָ֑ן (לְ) le. “<into>”

And the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. Now he had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came [supplied: again] in peace.

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לְמִן־ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And as soon as Jerusalem came to meet the king, the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Mephibosheth?

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”

And he said, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said, I will saddle me the ass, and ride thereon, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame.

לִּי֩ (לִּ) l “for <the>”

For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; and thou didst set thy servant among them that eat at thine own table. What further right therefore have I? and for what should I cry any more to the king?

לַאדֹנִ֣י (לַ) la. “to”לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “for <the>”וְלִזְעֹ֥ק (לִ) li “to”

And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”

And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.

לְשַׁלְּח֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

I am this day eighty years old: can I discern between good and bad? can thy servant taste what I eat and what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? and why should thy servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?

לְרָ֗ע (לְ) le. “and”וְלָמָּה֩ (לָ) la. “<to>”לְמַשָּׂ֔א (לְ) le. “<into>”

Thy servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king; and why should the king recompense it to me with this reward?

וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (לָ֙) La. “<to>”

Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham: let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what seems good to thee.

ל֕וֹ (ל֕) l “for <the>”

And the king said, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which seems good to thee; and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.

לּ֔וֹ (לּ֔) l “for <the>”לָּֽךְ׃ (לָּֽ) La “for <the>”

And all the people went over the Jordan; and the king went over; and the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.

לְבַרְזִלַּי֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to me; and why then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten anything which came from the king, or has he given us any present?

וְלָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “by <the>”

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, I have ten parts in the king and I have also more right in David than thou; and why didst thou slight me? and was not my advice the first, to bring back my king? And the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “[belong] to <the>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “of”לְהָשִׁ֣יב (לְ) le. “to”

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, Israel.

לָ֨נוּ (לָ֨) La. “[belongs] to <the>”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “[belongs] to <the>”לְאֹהָלָ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”