H9005–/ל–l

For we must needs die, and are as water split on the ground, which can't be gathered up again; neither does God take away life, but devises means, that he who is banished not be an outcast from him.

לְבִלְתִּ֛י (לְ) le. “to”

Now therefore seeing that I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and your handmaid said, I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.

לְדַבֵּ֨ר (לְ) le. “to”

For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

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

Then your handmaid said, Please let the word of my lord the king be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and Yahweh your God be with you.

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

The king said, Is the hand of Joab with you in all this? The woman answered, As your soul lives, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid;

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

to change the face of the matter has your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

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

Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

לְהַלֵּ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”

When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king's weight.

לַיָּמִים֙ (לַ) la “to the”

To Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful face.

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”

Therefore he said to his servants, Behold, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire. Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

וְלוֹ־ (ל) l “[belongs] to <the>”

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

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

Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.

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

So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

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

It happened after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

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

Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, Of what city are you? He said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

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

Absalom said to him, Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized of the king to hear you.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “[belongs] to <the>”

Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!

לּוֹ־ (לּ) lo “to <the>”

It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

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

In this manner Absalom did to all Israel who came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

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

It happened at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to Yahweh, in Hebron.

לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

For your servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If Yahweh shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Yahweh.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

The king said to him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.

ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”

But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, Absalom is king in Hebron.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

With Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, who were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they didn't know anything.

לְתֻמָּ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”