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The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים (בֶּֽ) be. “[are] in the”

and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, until you come to Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor donkey.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (בְּ) be. “in”

For they came up with their cattle and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.

בָאָ֖רֶץ (בָ) va. “in the”

and I said to you, I am Yahweh your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But you have not listened to my voice.

בְּאַרְצָ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ (בְּ) be. “to”

The angel of Yahweh came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

בְּעָפְרָ֔ה (בְּ) be. “[was] in”בַּגַּ֔ת (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Gideon said to him, Oh, my lord, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? and where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Yahweh bring us up from Egypt? but now Yahweh has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.

בְּכַף־ (בְּ) be. “in”

Yahweh looked at him, and said, Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent you?

בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ (בְּ) be. “in”

He said to him, Oh, Lord, with which shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

בַּמָּ֥ה (בַּ) ba. “<in>”בִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (בִּ) bi “in”בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

He said to him, If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.

בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it.

בַּסַּ֔ל (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּפָּר֑וּר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Then the angel of Yahweh put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of Yahweh departed out of his sight.

בְּיָד֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “[was] in”בַּבָּשָׂ֖ר (בַּ) ba. “<in> the”וּבַמַּצּ֑וֹת (בַ) va “<in> the”

Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it Yahweh-shalom: to this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

בְּעָפְרָ֖ת (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

It happened the same night, that Yahweh said to him, Take your father's bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;

בַּלַּ֣יְלָה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.

בַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּעֲצֵ֥י (בַּ) ba. “with”

When the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bull was offered on the altar that was built.

בַּבֹּ֔קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.

בַיּוֹם־ (בַ) va “on the”בּוֹ֙ (בּ) b “against <the>”

Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

בְּעֵ֥מֶק (בְּ) be. “in”

But the Spirit of Yahweh came on Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר (בַּ) ba. “on the”

He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּאָשֵׁ֤ר (בְּ) be. “in”וּבִזְבֻלוּן֙ (בִ) vi “in”וּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔י (בְ) ve. “in”

Gideon said to God, If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,

בְּיָדִ֛י (בְּ) be. “by”

behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.

בַּגֹּ֑רֶן (בַּ) ba. “on the”בְּיָדִ֛י (בְּ) be. “by”

Gideon said to God, Don't let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.

בִּ֔י (בִּ֔) B “on <the>”בַּגִּזָּ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “by the”

God did so that night: for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

בַּלַּ֣יְלָה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

בָּעֵֽמֶק׃ (בָּ) ba. “in the”