H9005–/ל–l

Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it to thee.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְךָ֛ (לְ) le. “for”לָּֽךְ׃ (לָּֽ) La “to”

So Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “to”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “for”

Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while the sword of thy enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

לְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒ (לְ) le. “to”

And David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “to”

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thy hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

לִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮ (לִֽ) li. “to”לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒ (לְ) le. “to”לַמַּלְאָ֤ךְ (לַ) la. “to the”

And David said to God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be afflicted.

לִמְנ֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and erect an altar to the LORD in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

לֵאמֹ֣ר (לֵ) le. “to”לְדָוִ֑יד (לְ) le. “to”לְהָקִ֤ים (לְ) le. “to”לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”

And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked, and saw David, and went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.

לְדָוִ֛יד (לְ) le. “to”

Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshing-floor, that I may build an altar in it to the LORD: thou shalt grant it to me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.

לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “to”לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”

And Ornan said to David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt-offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat-offering; I give it all.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “for”לָֽעֹל֗וֹת (לָֽ) la. “for the”לָעֵצִ֛ים (לָ) la. “for the”לַמִּנְחָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for the”

And king David said to Ornan, No; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt-offerings without cost.

לְאָרְנָ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “for”

So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

לְאָרְנָ֖ן (לְ) le. “to”

And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.

לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”

And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into its sheath.

לַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ (לַ) la. “to the”

But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

לָלֶ֥כֶת (לָ) la. “to”לְפָנָ֖יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לִדְרֹ֣שׁ (לִ) li “to”

Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt-offering for Israel.

לְעֹלָ֖ה (לְ) le. “for”לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And David commanded to assemble the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

לִכְנוֹס֙ (לִ) li “to”לַחְצוֹב֙ (לַ) la “to”לִבְנ֖וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

לָ֠רֹב (לָ֠) la. “to”לַֽמִּסְמְרִ֞ים (לַֽ) la. “for the”לְדַלְת֧וֹת (לְ) le. “for”וְלַֽמְחַבְּר֖וֹת (לַֽ) la “for the”לָרֹ֖ב (לָ) la. “to”

Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

לְאֵ֣ין (לְ) le. “to”לָרֹ֖ב (לָ) la. “to”לְדָוִֽיד׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for the LORD must be very magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David made abundant preparation before his death.

לִבְנ֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”לַיהוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “for”לְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀ (לְ) le. “[is] to”לְמַ֜עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”לְשֵׁ֤ם (לְ) le. “for”וּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ (לְ) le. “for”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “for”לָרֹ֖ב (לָ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.

לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה (לִ) li “<to>”לִבְנ֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”

And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD my God:

לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה (לִ) li “to”לִבְנ֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְשֵׁ֖ם (לְ) le. “for”

But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house to my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָרֹב֙ (לָ) la. “to”לִשְׁמִ֔י (לִ) li “for”לְפָנָֽי׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies around: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.

לָ֗ךְ (לָ֗) La “to”ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “to”

He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

לִשְׁמִ֔י (לִ) li “for”לִּ֣י (לִּ֣) l “of”לְבֵ֔ן (לְ) le. “<into>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “of”לְאָ֑ב (לְ) le. “<into>”