H9005–/ל–l

Nathan said to David, "You are the man. This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.

לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.

לְךָ֜ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְּךָ֖ (לְּ) le. “to <the>”

Why have you despised the word of Yahweh, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (לַ) la. “by”לְּךָ֖ (לְּ) le. “for <the>”לְאִשָּׁ֑ה (לְ) le. “to”

Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'

לִהְי֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “of”לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

This is what Yahweh says: 'Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.

לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “to”לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ (לְ) le. “to”לְעֵינֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh." Nathan said to David, "Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.

לַֽיהוָ֑ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh's enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.

לְדָוִ֖ד (לְ) le. “to”

The elders of his house arose, [ergänzt: and stood] beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ (לַ) la. “to”

It happened on the seventh day, that the child died. The servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he didn't listen to our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!

לְהַגִּ֥יד (לְ) le. “to”ל֣וֹ׀ (ל֣) l “to <the>”

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the house of Yahweh, and worshiped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he ate.

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “for <the>”

But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

לָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ (לַ) la. “to”

He brought forth the people who were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick kiln: and thus did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

לְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”

It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

וּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹם (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

לְאַמְנ֜וֹן (לְ) le. “to”לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to <the>”

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

וּלְאַמְנ֣וֹן (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

He said to him, Why, son of the king, are you thus lean from day to day? Won't you tell me? Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to <the>”לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to <the>”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

Jonadab said to him, Lay you down on your bed, and feign yourself sick: and when your father comes to see you, tell him, Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָ (לִ) li “to”לְעֵינַי֙ (לְ) le. “to”

So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said to the king, Please let her sister Tamar come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.

לִרְאֹת֗וֹ (לִ) li “to”לְעֵינַי֙ (לְ) le. “to”

Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. She took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

לְעֵינָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”

She took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. Amnon said, Have out all men from me. They went out every man from him.

לְפָנָ֔יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לֶאֱכ֑וֹל (לֶ) le. “to”

Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from your hand. Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

לְאַמְנ֥וֹן (לְ) le. “to”

When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

לֶֽאֱכֹ֑ל (לֶֽ) le. “to”לָ֔הּ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

She answered him, No, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don't you do this folly.

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to <the>”