H9003–/ב–b

And Micah gave the position to the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

In those days there was no king in Israel, and in those days the Danites were looking for a heritage for themselves, to be their living-place; for up to that time no distribution of land had been made to them among the tribes of Israel.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”וּבַיָּמִ֣ים (בַ) vai. “in the”בְּתוֹךְ־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ (בְּ) be. “<in>”

When they were near the house of Micah, hearing a voice which was not strange to them, that of the young Levite, they went out of their road to his place, and said to him, How did you come here? and what are you doing in this place? and why are you here?

בָּזֶ֖ה (בָּ) ba. “in”

Then they said, Do get directions from God for us, to see if the journey on which we are going will have a good outcome.

בֵאלֹהִ֑ים (בֵ) ve. “by”

And the priest said to them, Go in peace: your way is guided by the Lord.

בָֽהּ׃ (בָֽ) Va “in <the>”

Then the five men went on their way and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, living without thought of danger, like the Zidonians, quiet and safe; for they had everything on earth for their needs, and they were far from the Zidonians and had

בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

When you come there you will come to a people living without thought of danger; and the land is wide, and God has given it into your hands: a place where there is everything on earth for man's needs.

בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (בָּ) ba. “[is] on the”

And they went up and put up their tents in Kiriath-jearim in Judah: so that place is named Mahaneh-dan to this day. It is to the west of Kiriath-jearim.

בְּקִרְיַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “at”בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה (בִּֽ) bi. “in”

Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the country of Laish, said to their brothers, Have you knowledge that in these houses there is an ephod and family gods and a pictured image and a metal image? So now you see what to do.

בַּבָּתִּ֤ים (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod and the family gods and the pictured image and went with the people.

בְּקֶ֥רֶב (בְּ) be. “in”

When they had gone some way from the house of Micah, the men from the houses near Micah's house came together and overtook the children of Dan,

בַּבָּתִּים֙ (בַּ) ba. “[were] in the”

And the children of Dan said to him, Say no more, or men of bitter spirit may make an attack on you, causing loss of your life and the lives of your people.

בָכֶ֗ם (בָ) va. “on <the>”

And they took that which Micah had made, and his priest, and came to Laish, to a people living quietly and without thought of danger, and they put them to the sword without mercy, burning down their town.

בָאֵֽשׁ׃ (בָ) va. “with <the>”

And they had no saviour, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with Aram; and it was in the valley which is the property of Beth-rehob. And building up the town again they took it for their living-place.

בָּעֵ֖מֶק (בָּ) ba. “[was] in the”בָֽהּ׃ (בָֽ) Va “in <the>”

And they gave the town the name of Dan, after Dan their father, who was the son of Israel: though the town had been named Laish at first.

בְּשֵׁם֙ (בְּ) be. “by”

And they put up for themselves the image which Micah had made, and it was there all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ (בְּ) be. “at”

Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was living in the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he got for himself a servant-wife from Beth-lehem-judah.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And his father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there for three days; and they had food and drink and took their rest there.

בּ֤וֹ (בּ֤) b “on <the>”

Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning and he made ready to go away; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, Take a little food to keep up your strength, and then go on your way.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בַבֹּ֖קֶר (בַ) va. “in the”

And the man got up to go away, but his father-in-law would not let him go, so he took his rest there again for the night.

בּוֹ֙ (בּ) b “<in> <the>”

Then early on the morning of the fifth day he got up to go away; but the girl's father said, Keep up your strength; so the two of them had a meal, and the man and his woman and his servant did not go till after the middle of the day.

בַּבֹּ֜קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

When they got near Jebus the day was far gone; and the servant said to his master, Now let us go from our road into this town of the Jebusites and take our night's rest there.

בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “in <the>”

And he said to his servant, Come, let us go on to one of these places, stopping for the night in Gibeah or Ramah.

בְּאַחַ֣ד (בְּ) be. “at”בַגִּבְעָ֖ה (בַ) va. “in <the>”בָרָמָֽה׃ (בָ) va. “in <the>”

And they went off the road there with the purpose of stopping for the night in Gibeah: and he went in, seating himself in the street of the town, for no one took them into his house for the night.

בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”בִּרְח֣וֹב (בִּ) bi “in”