H9005–/ל–l

Then Saul, turning back, went after the Philistines no longer: and the Philistines went back to their place.

לִמְקוֹמָֽם׃ (לִ) li “to”

And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to put the holy oil on you and to make you king over his people, over Israel: so give ear now to the words of the Lord.

לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣ (לִ) li “to”לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”לְק֖וֹל (לְ) le. “to”

The Lord of armies says, I will give punishment to Amalek for what he did to Israel, fighting against him on the way when Israel came out of Egypt.

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (לְ) le. “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

Go now and put Amalek to the sword, putting to the curse all they have, without mercy: put to death every man and woman, every child and baby at the breast, every ox and sheep, camel and ass.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “[belongs] to <the>”

He took Agag, king of the Amalekites, prisoner, and put all the people to the sword without mercy.

לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”

Then the Lord said to Samuel,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

It is no longer my pleasure for Saul to be king; for he is turned back from going in my ways, and has not done my orders. And Samuel was very sad, crying to the Lord in prayer all night.

לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”לִשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (לִ) li “to”

And early in the morning he got up and went to Saul; and word was given to Samuel that Saul had come to Carmel and put up a pillar, and had gone from there down to Gilgal.

לִקְרַ֥את (לִ) li “to”לִשְׁמוּאֵ֜ל (לִ) li “to”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for <the>”

And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “by”

And Saul said, They have taken them from the Amalekites: for the people have kept the best of the sheep and of the oxen as an offering to the Lord your God; all the rest we have given up to destruction.

לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “to”

Then Samuel said to Saul, Say no more! Let me give you word of what the Lord has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.

לְּךָ֔ (לְּ) le. “to <the>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And Samuel said, Though you may seem little to yourself, are you not head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord with the holy oil made you king over Israel,

לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

Why then did you not do the orders of the Lord, but by violently taking their goods did evil in the eyes of the Lord?

וְלָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

But the people took some of their goods, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which were put to the curse, to make an offering of them to the Lord your God in Gilgal.

לִזְבֹּ֛חַ (לִ) li “to”לַֽיהוָ֥ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “[belong] to”לְהַקְשִׁ֖יב (לְ) le. “to”

So now, let my sin have forgiveness, and go back with me to give worship to the Lord.

לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (לַֽ) la. “to”

And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.

לָלֶ֑כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

And Samuel said to him, The Lord has taken away the kingdom of Israel from you this day by force, and has given it to a neighbour of yours who is better than you.

לְרֵעֲךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”

And further, the Glory of Israel will not say what is false, and his purpose may not be changed: for he is not a man, whose purpose may be changed.

לְהִנָּחֵֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then he said, Great is my sin: but still, give me honour now before the heads of my people and before Israel, and come back with me so that I may give worship to the Lord your God.

לַֽיהוָ֥ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

So Samuel went back after Saul, and Saul gave worship to the Lord.

לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (לַֽ) la. “to”

And Samuel said, As your sword has made women without children, so now your mother will be without children among women. And Agag was cut up by Samuel, bone from bone, before the Lord in Gilgal.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Samuel never saw Saul again till the day of his death; but Samuel was sorrowing for Saul: and it was no longer the Lord's pleasure for Saul to be king over Israel.

לִרְא֤וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among hi

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “for <the>”

And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.

לִזְבֹּ֥חַ (לִ) li “to”לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”