H9005–/ל–l

And Saul answereth and saith, `Am not I a Benjamite -- of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why hast thou spoken unto me according to this word?'

וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (לָ֙) La. “<to>”

And Samuel taketh Saul, and his young man, and bringeth them in to the chamber, and giveth to them a place at the head of those called; and they `are' about thirty men.

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And Samuel saith to the cook, `Give the portion which I gave to thee, of which I said unto thee, `Set it by thee?'

לַטַּבָּ֔ח (לַ) la. “to the”לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”

(and the cook lifteth up the leg, and that which `is' on it, and setteth before Saul), and he saith, `Lo, that which is left; set `it' before thee -- eat, for to this appointed season it is kept for thee, saying, The people I have called;' and Saul eateth with Samuel on that day.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְפָנֶ֣יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לַמּוֹעֵ֛ד (לַ) la. “to the”לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לֵאמֹ֖ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And they rise early, and it cometh to pass, at the ascending of the dawn, that Samuel calleth unto Saul, on the roof, saying, `Rise, and I send thee away;' and Saul riseth, and they go out, both of them -- he and Samuel, without.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

They are going down in the extremity of the city, and Samuel hath said unto Saul, `Say to the young man that he pass on before us (and he passeth on), and thou, stand at this time, and I cause thee to hear the word of God.'

לַנַּ֛עַר (לַ) la. “to the”לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And Samuel taketh the vial of the oil, and poureth on his head, and kisseth him, and saith, `Is it not because Jehovah hath appointed thee over His inheritance for leader?

לְנָגִיד (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ (לְ) le. “of”לְנָגִֽיד׃ (לְ) le. “to”

In thy going to-day from me -- then thou hast found two men by the grave of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they have said unto thee, The asses have been found which thou hast gone to seek; and lo, thy father hath left the matter of the asses, and hath sorrowed for you, saying, What do I do for my son?

לְבַקֵּ֔שׁ (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִבְנִֽי׃ (לִ) li “for”

and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “of <the>”לְשָׁל֑וֹם (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

`Afterwards thou dost come unto the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines `is', and it cometh to pass, at thy coming in thither to the city, that thou hast met a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before them psaltery, and tabret, and pipe, and harp, and they are prophesying;

וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞ם (לִ) li “[will be] <to>”

and prospered over thee hath the Spirit of Jehovah, and thou hast prophesied with them, and hast been turned to another man;

לְאִ֥ישׁ (לְ) le. “into”

and it hath been, when these signs come to thee -- do for thyself as thy hand findeth, for God `is' with thee.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

`And thou hast gone down before me to Gilgal, and lo, I am going down unto thee, to cause to ascend burnt-offerings, to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven days thou dost wait till my coming in unto thee, and I have made known to thee that which thou dost do.'

לְפָנַי֮ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְהַעֲל֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לִזְבֹּ֖חַ (לִ) li “to”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And it hath been, at his turning his shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turneth to him another heart, and all these signs come on that day,

לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ (לָ) la. “to”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “for <the>”

and they come in thither to the height, and lo, a band of prophets -- to meet him, and prosper over him doth the Spirit of God, and he prophesieth in their midst.

לִקְרָאת֑וֹ (לִ) li “to”

And it cometh to pass, all his acquaintance heretofore, see, and lo, with prophets he hath prophesied, and the people say one unto another, `What `is' this hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets?'

לְבֶן־ (לְ) le. “to”

And a man thence answereth and saith, `And who `is' their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, `Is Saul also among the prophets?'

לְמָשָׁ֔ל (לְ) le. “<into>”

and the uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his young man, `Whither went ye?' and he saith, `To seek the asses; and we see that they are not, and we come in unto Samuel.'

לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And the uncle of Saul saith, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, what Samuel said to you?'

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And Saul saith unto his uncle, `He certainly declared to us that the asses were found;' and of the matter of the kingdom he hath not declared to him that which Samuel said.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

and ye to-day have rejected your God, who `is' Himself your saviour out of all your evils and your distresses, and ye say, `Nay, but -- a king thou dost set over us; and now, station yourselves before Jehovah, by your tribes, and by your thousands.'

לָכֶם֮ (לָ) la. “of”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

and he bringeth near the tribe of Benjamin by its families, and the family of Matri is captured, and Saul son of Kish is captured, and they seek him, and he hath not been found.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”

And Samuel speaketh unto the people the right of the kingdom, and writeth in a book, and placeth before Jehovah; and Samuel sendeth all the people away, each to his house.

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

And also Saul hath gone to his house, to Gibeah, and the force go with him whose heart God hath touched;

לְבֵית֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

and the sons of worthlessness have said, `What! this one doth save us!' and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”