H9005–/ל–l

And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.

לֵאמֹ֛ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

And the king said to her, Have no fear: what do you see? And the woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.

לָ֥הּ (לָ֥) la “to <the>”

And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

לָהּ֙ (לָ) la “to <the>”

And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by

לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”לְהַעֲל֣וֹת (לְ) le. “by”לִ֨י (לִ֨) l “to <the>”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “<to> <the>”לְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִי (לְ) le. “to”

And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

וְלָ֖מָּה (לָ֖) La. “<to>”

And the Lord himself has done what I said: the Lord has taken the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour David;

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לְרֵעֲךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to”לְדָוִֽד׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Because you did not do what the Lord said, and did not give effect to his burning wrath against Amalek. So the Lord has done this thing to you today.

לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.

לְפָנֶ֛יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.

לְקֹלָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

And the woman had in the house a young cow, made fat for food; and she put it to death straight away; and she took meal and got it mixed and made unleavened bread;

וְלָאִשָּׁ֤ה (לָ) la. “[belonged] to the”

And she put it before Saul and his servants, and they had a meal. Then they got up and went away the same night.

לִפְנֵֽי־ (לִ) li “<to>”וְלִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And the lords of the Philistines went on with their hundreds and their thousands, and David and his men came after with Achish.

לְמֵא֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים (לַ) la. “to”

But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, Make the man go back to the place you have given him; do not let him go down with us to the fight, or he may be turned against us and be false to us: for how will this man make peace

לוֹ֩ (ל) l “to <the>”לָּ֥נוּ (לָּ֥) La. “of”לְשָׂטָ֖ן (לְ) le. “<into>”

Is this not David, who was named in their songs, when in the dance they said to one another, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “of <the>”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? what have you seen in your servant while I have been with you till this day, that I may not go and take up arms against those who are now making war on my lord the king?

לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

So get up early in the morning, with the servants of your lord who are with you, and go to the place I have given you, and have no evil design in your heart, for you are good in my eyes; but when there is light enough in the morning, go away.

לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”לָשׁ֖וּב (לָ) la. “to”

And had made the women and all who were there, small and great, prisoners: they had not put any of them to death, but had taken them all away.

לְדַרְכָּֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then David and the people who were with him gave themselves up to weeping till they were able to go on weeping no longer.

לִבְכּֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

And David was greatly troubled; for the people were talking of stoning him, because their hearts were bitter, every man sorrowing for his sons and his daughters: but David made himself strong in the Lord his God.

לְדָוִ֜ד (לְ) le. “to”לְסָקְל֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Come here to me with the ephod. And Abiathar took the ephod to David.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

Then David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go after this band? will I be able to overtake them? And in answer he said, Go after them, for you will certainly overtake them, and get back everything.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

And in the fields they saw an Egyptian whom they took to David, and they gave him bread, and he had a meal, and they gave him water for drink;

ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”

And they gave him part of a cake of figs and some dry grapes; and after the food, his spirit came back to him, for he had had no food or drink for three days and nights.

לוֹ֩ (ל) l “to <the>”

And David said to him, Whose man are you and where do you come from? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master went on without me because three days back I became ill.

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “to <the>”לְֽמִי־ (לְֽ) le. “[belong] to”לְאִ֣ישׁ (לְ) le. “of”