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>”

Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend?

לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”

Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom Yahweh, 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>”

Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn't I serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your 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>”

Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's concubines, that he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred of your father: then will the hands of all who are with you be strong.

לִשְׁמ֣וֹר (לִ) li “to”

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

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

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 on him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people who are with him shall flee; and I will strike the king only;

לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְחוּשַׁ֣י (לְ) le. “<to>”

When Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, Ahithophel has spoken after this manner: shall we do [ergänzt: after] his saying? if not, speak up.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.

לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “for”

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

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

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Don't lodge this night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who 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 boy 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 there.

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

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

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

It happened, after they had departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said to David, Arise you, and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”

and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who 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, You shall 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 you are worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city.

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

The king said to them, What seems you best I will do. 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”

The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. 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”

The people of Israel were struck 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 surface of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

לֶאֱכֹ֣ל (לֶ) le. “to”