H9003–/ב–b

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening, who was also of mount Ephraim; and he dwelt in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjaminites.

בָּעֶ֔רֶב (בָּ) ba. “in the”בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a way-faring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

בִּרְחֹ֣ב (בִּ) bi “in”

And the old man said, Peace be with thee; however, let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

בָּרְח֖וֹב (בָּ) ba. “in the”

Behold, here is my daughter, a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good to you: but to this man do not so vile a thing.

בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “on”בָ֤הּ (בָ֤) va “<in> <the>”

And her lord rose in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshhold.

בַּבֹּ֗קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel.

בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “on”בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

בִּקְהַ֖ל (בִּ) bi “in”

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

בְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙ (בְּ) be. “on”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up by lot against it;

בְּגוֹרָֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “by”

And we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch provisions for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּכֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “among <the>”

Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and banish evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren, the children of Israel:

בַּגִּבְעָה֙ (בַּ) ba. “[are] in <the>”בְּק֖וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

בַּיּ֤וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could sling stones to a hair-breadth, and not miss.

בָּאֶ֛בֶן (בָּ) ba. “with the”

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

בֵאלֹהִים֒ (בֵ) ve. “by”בַתְּחִלָּ֔ה (בַ) va. “at the”בַתְּחִלָּֽה׃ (בַ) va. “[will be] at the”

And the children of Israel rose in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.

בַּבֹּ֑קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And the children of Benjamin came forth from Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.

בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (בְ) ve. “among”בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.

בַּמָּק֕וֹם (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

בַֽיהוָה֙ (בַֽ) ba. “by”

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בִבְנֵ֨י (בִ) vi “among”

Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came to the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the LORD.

בַיּוֹם־ (בַ) va “on the”

And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

בַּֽיהוָ֑ה (בַּֽ) ba. “by”בַּיָּמִ֖ים (בַּ) ba “in the”

And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to-morrow I will deliver them into thy hand.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בְיָדֶֽךָ׃ (בְ) ve. “in”