H9005–/ל–l

And Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they lay with the women that served at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

If one man sin against another, God will judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, for Jehovah was minded to slay them.

לְאִישׁ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “for <the>”לְק֣וֹל (לְ) le. “to”לַהֲמִיתָֽם׃ (לַ) la. “to”

And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Did I plainly reveal myself to the house of thy father when they were in Egypt, in Pharaoh's house,

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

and choose him out of all the tribes of Israel, to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear the ephod before me? and I gave unto the house of thy father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel.

לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”לְכֹהֵ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲל֣וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לְהַקְטִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”לָשֵׂ֥את (לָ) la. “to”לְפָנָ֑י (לְ) le. “<to>”לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

Wherefore do ye trample upon my sacrifice and upon mine oblation which I have commanded [ergänzt: in my] habitation? And thou honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the primest of all the oblations of Israel my people.

לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”לְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗ם (לְ) le. “by”לְעַמִּֽי׃ (לְ) le. “of”

Wherefore Jehovah the God of Israel saith, I said indeed, Thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever. But now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְפָנַ֖י (לְ) le. “<to>”לִּ֔י (לִּ֔) L “to <the>”

And the man of thine [ergänzt: whom] I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to cause thine eyes to fail and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house shall die in their vigour.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְכַלּ֥וֹת (לְ) le. “to”וְלַאֲדִ֣יב (לַ) la. “to”

And this shall be the sign to thee, which shall come upon thy two sons, upon Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them.

לְּךָ֣ (לְּ) le. “for <the>”

And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, [ergänzt: who] shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind; and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed continually.

לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for <the>”לִפְנֵֽי־ (לִ) li “<to>”

And it shall come to pass [ergänzt: that] every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת (לְ) le. “to”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לַאֲג֥וֹרַת (לַ) la. “for”לֶאֱכֹ֥ל (לֶ) le. “to”

And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.

לִּ֔י (לִּ֔) L “<to> <the>”

And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, my son: lie down again.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “<to> <the>”

And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah was calling the boy.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “<to> <the>”לַנָּֽעַר׃ (לַ) la. “<to> the”

And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮ (לִ) li “to”

For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice or oblation for ever.

וְלָכֵ֥ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

And he said, What is the word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou keep back anything from me of all the word that he spoke to thee.

לְּךָ֤ (לְּ) le. “to <the>”

And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “to <the>”

And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.

לְנָבִ֖יא (לְ) le. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “of”

And Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

לְהֵרָאֹ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”

And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לִקְרַ֨את (לִ) li “to”לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”

And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel; and the battle spread, and Israel was routed before the Philistines; and they slew in battle array in the field about four thousand men.

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”