H9005–/ל–l

And Nahash the Ammonite cometh up, and encampeth against Jabesh-Gilead, and all the men of Jabesh say unto Nahash, `Make with us a covenant, and we serve thee.'

לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to <the>”

And Nahash the Ammonite saith unto them, `For this I covenant with you, by picking out to you every right eye -- and I have put it a reproach on all Israel.'

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

And the elders of Jabesh say to him, `Let us alone seven days, and we send messengers into all the border of Israel: and if there is none saving us -- then we have come out unto thee.'

לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to <the>”

and lo, Saul hath come after the herd out of the field, and Saul saith, `What -- to the people, that they weep?' and they recount to him the words of the men of Jabesh.

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

and he taketh a couple of oxen, and cutteth them in pieces, and sendeth through all the border of Israel, by the hand of the messengers, saying, `He who is not coming out after Saul and after Samuel -- thus it is done to his oxen;' and the fear of Jehovah falleth on the people, and they come out as one man.

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

And they say to the messengers who are coming, `Thus do ye say to the men of Jabesh-Gilead: To-morrow ye have safety -- by the heat of the sun;' and the messengers come and declare to the men of Jabesh, and they rejoice;

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

and the men of Jabesh say `to the Ammonites', `To-morrow we come out unto you, and ye have done to us according to all that `is' good in your eyes.'

לָּ֔נוּ (לָּ֔) La. “to <the>”

and all the people go to Gilgal, and cause Saul to reign there before Jehovah in Gilgal, and sacrifice there sacrifices of peace-offerings before Jehovah, and there Saul rejoiceth -- and all the men of Israel -- very greatly.

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

And Samuel saith unto all Israel, `Lo, I have hearkened to your voice, to all that ye said to me, and I cause to reign over you a king,

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

and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they `are' with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.

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

`Lo, here `am' I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? -- and I restore to you.'

לָכֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

and, now, station yourselves, and I judge you before Jehovah, with all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which He did with you, and with your fathers.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

`And ye see that Nahash king of the Bene-Ammon hath come against you, and ye say to me, Nay, but a king doth reign over us; and Jehovah your God `is' your king!

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

`Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah is doing before your eyes;

לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I call unto Jehovah, and He doth give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your evil is great which ye have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask for you a king.'

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

and all the people say unto Samuel, `Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, and we do not die, for we have added to all our sins evil to ask for us a king.'

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

for Jehovah doth not leave His people, on account of His great name; for Jehovah hath been pleased to make you to Him for a people.

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

`I, also, far be it from me to sin against Jehovah, by ceasing to pray for you, and I have directed you in the good and upright way;

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

and Saul chooseth for himself three thousand `men' out of Israel; and two thousand are with Saul in Michmash, and in the hill-country of Beth-El; and a thousand have been with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; and the remnant of the people he hath sent each to his tents.

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

And Jonathan smiteth the garrison of the Philistines which `is' in Geba, and the Philistines hear, and Saul hath blown with a trumpet through all the land, saying, `Let the Hebrews hear.'

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And all Israel have heard, saying, `Saul hath smitten the garrison of the Philistines,' and also, `Israel hath been abhorred by the Philistines;' and the people are called after Saul to Gilgal.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the Philistines have been gathered to fight with Israel; thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and a people as the sand which `is' on the sea-shore for multitude; and they come up and encamp in Michmash, east of Beth-Aven.

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

And the men of Israel have seen that they are distressed, that the people hath been oppressed, and the people hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

And he waiteth seven days, according to the appointment with Samuel, and Samuel hath not come to Gilgal, and the people are scattered from off him.

לַמּוֹעֵד֙ (לַ) la. “to the”

And it cometh to pass at his completing to cause the burnt-offering to ascend, that lo, Samuel hath come, and Saul goeth out to meet him, to bless him;

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