H9005–/ל–l

David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good news, I took hold of him, and killed him 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 came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel: and Yahweh said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.

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

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh: and they anointed David king over Israel.

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

The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Except you take away the blind and the lame, you shall not come in here; thinking, David can't come in here.

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

David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built round about from Millo and inward.

לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “<to> <the>”

Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

לְדָוִֽד׃ (לְ) le. “for”

David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

לְדָוִ֖ד (לְ) le. “to”

These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

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

David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and he said, Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

לְפָנַ֖י (לְ) le. “<to>”

The Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

לַֽעֲל֑וֹת (לַֽ) la. “to”

When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, You shall not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall bestir yourself; for then is Yahweh gone out before you to strike the host of the Philistines.

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

David arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of Yahweh of Hosts who sits [ergänzt: above] the cherubim.

לְהַעֲל֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”

They brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

David and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all manner of [ergänzt: instruments made of] fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with tambourines, and with castanets, and with cymbals.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken forth on Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.

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

So David would not remove the ark of Yahweh to him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

לְהָסִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”

It was told king David, saying, Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God. David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.

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

David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

It was so, as the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.

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