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for we do surely die, and `are' as water which is running down to the earth, which is not gathered, and God doth not accept a person, and hath devised devices in that the outcast is not outcast by Him.

לְבִלְתִּ֛י (לְ) le. “to”

`And now that I have come to speak unto the king my lord this word, `it is' because the people made me afraid, and thy maid-servant saith, Let me speak, I pray thee, unto the king; it may be the king doth do the word of his handmaid,

לְדַבֵּ֨ר (לְ) le. “to”

for the king doth hearken to deliver his handmaid out of the paw of the man `seeking' to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God,

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

and thy maid-servant saith, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a messenger of God so `is' my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil; and Jehovah thy God is with thee.'

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

And the king saith, `Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, `Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none `doth turn' to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words;

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

in order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lord `is' wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that `is' in the land.'

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

And like Absalom there was no man `so' fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the sole of his foot even unto his crown there was no blemish in him;

לְהַלֵּ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”

and in his polling his head -- and it hath been at the end of year by year that he polleth `it', for it `is' heavy on him, and he hath polled it -- he hath even weighed out the hair of his head -- two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

לַיָּמִים֙ (לַ) la “to the”

And there are born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter, and her name `is' Tamar; she was a woman of a fair appearance.

לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

and Absalom sendeth unto Joab, to send him unto the king, and he hath not been willing to come unto him; and he sendeth again a second time, and he hath not been willing to come.

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

And he saith unto his servants, `See, the portion of Joab `is' by the side of mine, and he hath barley there; go, and burn it with fire;' and the servants of Absalom burn the portion with fire.

וְלוֹ־ (ל) l “[belongs] to <the>”

And Joab riseth and cometh unto Absalom in the house, and saith unto him, `Why have thy servants burned the portion that I have with fire?'

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

And Absalom saith unto Joab, `Lo, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, and I send thee unto the king to say, Why have I come in from Geshur? -- good for me while I `am' there -- and now, let me see the king's face, and if there is in me iniquity then thou hast put me to death.'

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

And Joab cometh unto the king, and declareth `it' to him, and he calleth unto Absalom, and he cometh unto the king, and boweth himself to him, on his face, to the earth, before the king, and the king giveth a kiss to Absalom.

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

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;

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

and Absalom hath risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it cometh to pass, every man who hath a pleading to come unto the king for judgment, that Absalom calleth unto him, and saith, `Of what city `art' thou?' and he saith, `Of one of the tribes of Israel `is' thy servant.'

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

And Absalom saith unto him, `See, thy matters `are' good and straightforward -- and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.'

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “[belongs] to <the>”

And Absalom saith, `Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment? -- then I have declared him righteous.'

לּוֹ־ (לּ) lo “to <the>”

And it hath come to pass, in the drawing nearing of any one to bow himself to him, that he hath put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him;

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

and Absalom doth according to this thing to all Israel who come in for judgment unto the king, and Absalom stealeth the heart of the men of Israel.

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

And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absalom saith unto the king, `Let me go, I pray thee, and I complete my vow, that I vowed to Jehovah in Hebron,

לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

for a vow hath thy servant vowed in my dwelling in Geshur, in Aram, saying, If Jehovah doth certainly bring me back to Jerusalem, then I have served Jehovah.'

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the king saith to him, `Go in peace;' and he riseth and goeth to Hebron,

ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”

and Absalom sendeth spies through all the tribes of Israel, saying, `At your hearing the voice of the trumpet, then ye have said, Absalom hath reigned in Hebron.'

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And with Absalom have gone two hundred men, out of Jerusalem, invited ones, and they are going in their simplicity, and have not known anything;

לְתֻמָּ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”