H9005–/ל–l

And David made answer to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, By the living Lord, who has kept me safe from all my trouble,

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

When one came to me with the news of Saul's death, in the belief that it would be good news, I took him and put him to death in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news:

לִ֨י (לִ֨) l “to <the>”לֵאמֹ֜ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְתִתִּי־ (לְ) le. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

לְךָ֗ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְנָגִ֖יד (לְ) le. “<into>”

So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

לָהֶם֩ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

לְדָוִ֤ד (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹר֙ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “<to> <the>”

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.

לְדָוִֽד׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

לְדָוִ֖ד (לְ) le. “to”

These are the names of those whose birth took place in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.

לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (לְ) le. “to”

And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

לְפָנַ֖י (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

לַֽעֲל֑וֹת (לַֽ) la. “to”

And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Then at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go forward quickly, for the Lord has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.

לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְהַכּ֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”

And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.

לְהַעֲל֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”

And Uzzah went by the side of the ark, while Ahio went before it.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And David and all the men of Israel made melody before the Lord with all their power, with songs and with corded instruments and instruments of brass.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzzah: and he gave that place the name Perez-uzzah, which is its name to this day.

לְדָוִ֔ד (לְ) le. “to”לַמָּק֤וֹם (לַ) la. “<to> the”

So David did not let the ark of the Lord come back to him to the town of David: but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

לְהָסִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”

And they said to King David, The blessing of the Lord is on the family of Obed-edom and on all he has, because of the ark of God. And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “[belongs] to <the>”

And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And when the ark of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and jumping before the Lord; and to her mind he seemed foolish.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<to> <the>”