H9005–/ל–l

King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, [ergänzt: to bring him] to his house.

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

You are my brothers, you are my bone and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king?

וְלָ֧מָּה (לָ֧) La. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

Say you to Amasa, Aren't you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren't captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “to <the>”לְפָנַ֛י (לְ) le. “<to>”

So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.

לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ (לָ) la. “to”לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לְהַעֲבִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”

Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

לִקְרַ֖את (לִ) li “to”

There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

There went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.

לַֽעֲבִיר֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

He said to the king, Don't let my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do you remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “to <the>”לָשׂ֥וּם (לָ) la. “to”

For your servant does know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “of”לָרֶ֕דֶת (לָ) la. “to”לִקְרַ֖את (לִ) li “to”

David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be adversaries to me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for don't I know that I am this day king over Israel?

לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “[is] to”וְלָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to <the>”לְשָׂטָ֑ן (לְ) le. “<into>”

The king said to Shimei, You shall not die. The king swore to him.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לְמִן־ (לְ) le. “<to>”

It happened, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why didn't you go with me, Mephibosheth?

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”

He answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for your servant said, I will saddle me a donkey, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because your servant is lame.

לִּי֩ (לִּ) l “for <the>”

For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?

לַאדֹנִ֣י (לַ) la. “to”לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “for <the>”וְלִזְעֹ֥ק (לִ) li “to”

The king said to him, Why speak you any more of your matters? I say, You and Ziba divide the land.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”

Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.

לְשַׁלְּח֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

I am this day eighty years old: can I discern between good and bad? can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?

לְרָ֗ע (לְ) le. “and”וְלָמָּה֩ (לָ) la. “<to>”לְמַשָּׂ֔א (לְ) le. “<into>”

Your servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (לָ֙) La. “<to>”

Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good to you.

ל֕וֹ (ל֕) l “for <the>”

The king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good to you: and whatever you shall require of me, that will I do for you.

לּ֔וֹ (לּ֔) l “for <the>”לָּֽךְ׃ (לָּֽ) La “for <the>”

All the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over: and the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.

לְבַרְזִלַּי֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is a close relative to us: why then are you angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king's cost? or has he given us any gift?

וְלָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “by <the>”

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more [ergänzt: right] in David than you: why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “[belong] to <the>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “of”לְהָשִׁ֣יב (לְ) le. “to”

There happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, Israel.

לָ֨נוּ (לָ֨) La. “[belongs] to <the>”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “[belongs] to <the>”לְאֹהָלָ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”