H9005–/ל–l

Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.

לִמְקוֹמָֽם׃ (לִ) li “to”

And Samuel said unto Saul: 'The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over His people, over Israel; now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.

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

Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.

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

Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.'

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “[belongs] to <the>”

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”

Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying:

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

'It repenteth Me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following Me, and hath not performed My commandments.' And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.

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

And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying: 'Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he is setting him up a monument, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone 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 unto him: 'Blessed be thou of the LORD; I have performed the commandment of the LORD.'

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

And Saul said: 'They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.'

לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “to”

Then Samuel said unto Saul: 'Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night.' And he said unto him: 'Say on.'

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

And Samuel said: 'Though thou be little in thine own sight, art thou not head of the tribes of Israel? And the LORD anointed thee king over Israel;

לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

Wherefore then didst thou not hearken to the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the sight of the LORD?'

וְלָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.'

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

And Samuel said: 'Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in hearkening to the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

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

Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD.'

לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (לַֽ) la. “to”

And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.

לָלֶ֑כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

And Samuel said unto him: 'The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.

לְרֵעֲךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”

And also the Glory of Israel will not lie nor repent; for He is not a man, that He should repent.'

לְהִנָּחֵֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then he said: 'I have sinned; yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.'

לַֽיהוָ֥ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

So Samuel returned after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD.

לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (לַֽ) la. “to”

And Samuel said: As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Samuel never beheld Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned for Saul; and the LORD repented that He had made Saul king over Israel.

לִרְא֤וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And the LORD said unto Samuel: 'How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided Me a king among his sons.'

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “for <the>”

And Samuel said: 'How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me.' And the LORD said: 'Take a heifer with thee, and say: I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

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