H9005–/ל–l

And Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to <the>”

And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, On this [ergänzt: condition] will I treat with you, that I thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “of”

And the elders of Jabesh said to him, Allow us seven days, and we will send messengers into all the districts of Israel; and if there be no man to deliver us, we will come out to thee.

לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to <the>”

And behold, Saul came after the oxen from the field; and Saul said, What [ergänzt: aileth] the people that they weep? And they related to him the words of the men of Jabesh.

לָּעָ֖ם (לָּ) la. “[is] to the”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

And he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoever comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen! And the fear of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִבְקָר֑וֹ (לִ) li “to”

And they said to the messengers that had come, Thus shall ye say to the men of Jabesh-Gilead: To-morrow ye shall have deliverance when the sun is hot. And the messengers came and informed the men of Jabesh-Gilead; and they were glad.

לַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים (לַ) la. “to the”לְאִישׁ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י (לְ) le. “to”

And the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out to you, and ye may do with us according to all that is good in your sight.

לָּ֔נוּ (לָּ֔) La. “to <the>”

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Jehovah in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed peace-offerings before Jehovah. And there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced exceedingly.

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

And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that ye said to me, and have made a king over you.

לְכֹ֥ל (לְ) le. “to”לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to <the>”

And now behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and grey-headed; and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth up to this day.

לִפְנֵיכֶ֗ם (לִ) li “<to>”לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם (לִ) li “<to>”

Here I am: testify against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I injured? or of whose hand have I received any ransom and blinded mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it to you.

לָכֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And now stand still, that I may plead with you before Jehovah of all the righteous acts of Jehovah which he did to you and to your fathers.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

But when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when Jehovah your God was your king.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

Now therefore stand and see this great thing which Jehovah will do before your eyes.

לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, and he will send thunder and rain; and ye shall perceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah in asking for yourselves a king.

לִשְׁא֥וֹל (לִ) li “by”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray to Jehovah thy God for thy servants, that we die not; for we have added to all our sins the wickedness to ask for ourselves a king.

לִשְׁאֹ֥ל (לִ) li “by”לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “for <the>”

For Jehovah will not cast away his people for his great name's sake; because it has pleased Jehovah to make you his people.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”לְעָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “into”

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you; and I will teach you the good and right way.

לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “to <the>”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “to”לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”

And Saul chose him three thousand men out of Israel: there were with Saul two thousand in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

ל֨וֹ (ל֨) l “for <the>”לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Jonathan smote the outpost of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard [ergänzt: of it]. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And all Israel heard say, Saul has smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and Israel also has become odious to the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the Philistines were assembled together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude; and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward from Beth-Aven.

לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (לְ) le. “to”לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “for”

And the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed); and the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in cliffs, and in strongholds, and in pits.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

And he waited seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [ergänzt: had appointed]; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

לַמּוֹעֵד֙ (לַ) la. “to the”

And it came to pass, as soon as he had ended offering up the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

לְהַעֲל֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לִקְרָאת֖וֹ (לִ) li “to”לְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”