H9005–/ל–l

For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָּ֑ךְ (לָּ֑) La “for <the>”לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”

So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!

לִהְי֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְעוֹלָ֖ם (לְ) le. “for”לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And he overcame the Moabites, and he had them measured with a line when they were stretched out on the earth; marking out two lines for death and one full line for life. So the Moabites became servants to David and gave him offerings.

לְהָמִ֔ית (לְ) le. “to”לְהַחֲי֑וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לְדָוִ֔ד (לְ) le. “of”לַעֲבָדִ֖ים (לַ) la. “<into>”

And David overcame Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to make his power seen by the River.

לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand of the Aramaeans.

לַעְזֹ֕ר (לַ) la “to”לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר (לַ) la. “<to>”

And David put armed forces in Aram of Damascus: and the Aramaeans became servants to David and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

לְדָוִ֔ד (לְ) le. “of”לַעֲבָדִ֖ים (לַ) la. “<into>”

He sent his son Hadoram to David, with words of peace and blessing, because he had overcome Hadadezer in the fight, for Hadadezer had wars with Tou; and Hadoram took with him vessels of silver and gold and brass:

לִשְׁאָל־ (לִ) li “to”ל֨וֹ (ל֨) l “of <the>”לְשָׁל֜וֹם (לְ) le. “to”וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

These King David made holy to the Lord, together with the silver and gold which he had taken from the nations he had overcome--

לַֽיהוָ֑ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

And he put armed forces in Edom; all through Edom he had armed forces stationed, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

לְדָוִ֑ד (לְ) le. “of”

And David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am.

וּלְבֵ֨ית (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<to> <the>”

And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged.

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “of”לִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן (לִ) li. “of”

And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, He is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”

And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.

ל֨וֹ (ל֨) l “to <the>”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

Then the king sent for Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, All the property of Saul and of his family I have given to your master's son.

לְשָׁאוּל֙ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לְבֶן־ (לְ) le. “to”

And you and your sons and your servants are to take care of the land for him, and get in the fruit of it, so that your master's son may have food: but Mephibosheth, your master's son, will have a place at my table at all times. Now Ziba had fifteen sons

לּ֣וֹ (לּ֣) l “for <the>”לְבֶן־ (לְ) le. “for”וּלְצִיבָ֗א (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. And all the people living in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

וְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת (לִ) li “[belonged] to”לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃ (לִ) li “of”

And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father was a friend to me. So David sent his servants, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

לְנַחֲמ֛וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”וּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהָפְכָ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”

When David had news of it, he sent men out with the purpose of meeting them on their way, for the men were greatly shamed: and the king said, Go to Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.

לְדָוִד֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִקְרָאתָ֔ם (לִ) li “to”

And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position at the way into the town: and the Aramaeans of Zobah and of Rehob, with the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

לְבַדָּ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”

Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the Aramaeans;

לִקְרַ֥את (לִ) li “to”

And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon, with Abishai, his brother, at their head.

לִקְרַ֖את (לִ) li “to”

And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

לִּ֖י (לִּ֖) l “of”לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה (לִֽ) li. “<into>”לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַֽ (לְ) le. “to”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “<to> <the>”