H9005–/ל–l

So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

לְעֻמָּת֗וֹ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְעֻמָּת֔וֹ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”

And again, whom should I serve? [ergänzt: should I] not [ergänzt: serve] in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

לְמִי֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (לְ) li. “<to>”

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

לִשְׁמ֣וֹר (לִ) li “to”

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

לְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם (לְ) le. “for”לְעֵינֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

לְדָוִ֖ד (לְ) le. “to”לְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;

לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.

לְחוּשַׁ֣י (לְ) le. “<to>”

And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do [ergänzt: after] his saying? if not, speak thou.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “for”

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Jehovah had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.

לְהָפֵ֞ר (לְ) le. “to”לְבַעֲב֗וּר (לְ) le. “<to>”

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.

לְדָוִ֜ד (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En-rogel; and a maid-servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David: for they might not be seen to come into the city.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לְהֵרָא֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לָב֥וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

But a lad saw them, and told Absalom: and they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down thither.

לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”וְל֥וֹ (ל֥) L “[belonged] to <the>”

And Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”

and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

לְדָוִ֛ד (לְ) le. “for”וְלָעָ֥ם (לָ) la. “for the”לֶאֱכ֑וֹל (לֶ) le. “to”

But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city.

לָּ֥נוּ (לָּ֥) La. “<to> <the>”לַעְזֽוֹר׃ (לַ) la “to”

And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

לְמֵא֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”וְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ (לַ) la. “to”

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְאַט־ (לְ) le. “to”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “for <the>”לַנַּ֣עַר (לַ) la. “to the”לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (לְ) le. “to”

So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”

And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

לֶאֱכֹ֣ל (לֶ) le. “to”