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For death comes to us all, and we are like water drained out on the earth, which it is not possible to take up again; and God will not take away the life of the man whose purpose is that he who has been sent away may not be completely cut off from him.

לְבִלְתִּ֛י (לְ) le. “to”

And now it is my fear of the people which has made me come to say these words to my lord the king: and your servant said, I will put my cause before the king, and it may be that he will give effect to my request.

לְדַבֵּ֨ר (לְ) le. “to”

For the king will give ear, and take his servant out of the power of the man whose purpose is the destruction of me and my son together from the heritage of God.

לְהַצִּ֥יל (לְ) le. “to”לְהַשְׁמִ֨יד (לְ) le. “to”

Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!

לִמְנוּחָ֑ה (לִ) li “<into>”לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ (לִ) li “to”

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant J

לְהֵמִ֣ין (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל (לְ) le. “to”

This he did, hoping that the face of this business might be changed: and my lord is wise, with the wisdom of the angel of God, having knowledge of everything on earth.

לְבַעֲב֤וּר (לְ) le. “<to>”לָדַ֖עַת (לָ) la. “to”

Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.

לְהַלֵּ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”

And when he had his hair cut, (which he did at the end of every year, because of the weight of his hair;) the weight of the hair was two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

לַיָּמִים֙ (לַ) la “to the”

And Absalom was the father of three sons and of one daughter named Tamar, who was very beautiful.

לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ (לִ) li “to”לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לָבֽוֹא׃ (לָ) la. “to”

So he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley in it; go and put it on fire. And Absalom's servants put the field on fire.

וְלוֹ־ (ל) l “[belongs] to <the>”

Then Joab came to Absalom in his house and said to him, Why have your servants put my field on fire?

לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “[belongs] to <the>”

And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let h

לֵאמֹ֡ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “for <the>”

So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.

לוֹ֒ (ל) l “to <the>”ל֧וֹ (ל֧) l “to <the>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for <the>”לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would s

לּוֹ־ (לּ) lo “to <the>”לָב֨וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט (לַ) la. “for <the>”

And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “[belongs] to <the>”

And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

לּוֹ־ (לּ) lo “to <the>”

And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.

לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת (לְ) le. “to”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to <the>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<to> <the>”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “<to> <the>”

And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט (לַ) la. “for <the>”

Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.

ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”

But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.

לְתֻמָּ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”