H9003–/ב–b

Behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

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

He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Where go you? and whence come you?

בִּרְחֹ֣ב (בִּ) bi “in”

The old man said, Peace be to you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only don't lodge in the street.

בָּרְח֖וֹב (בָּ) ba. “in the”

Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble you them, and do with them what seems good to you: but to this man don't do any such folly.

בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”

But the men wouldn't listen to him: so the man laid hold on 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>”

Her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.

בַּבֹּ֗קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

When he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.

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

The chiefs 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 who drew sword.

בִּקְהַ֖ל (בִּ) bi “in”

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 is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [supplied: we will go up] against it by lot;

בְּגוֹרָֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “by”

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

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

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

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

Now therefore deliver up the men, the base fellows, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers the children of Israel.

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

The children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the 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; everyone could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.

בָּאֶ֛בֶן (בָּ) ba. “with the”

The children of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? Yahweh said, Judah [supplied: shall go up] first.

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

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

בַּבֹּ֑קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

The children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day Twenty-two thousand men.

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

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

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

The children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until even; and they asked of Yahweh, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? Yahweh said, Go up against him.

בַֽיהוָה֙ (בַֽ) ba. “by”

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

בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

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 Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until even; and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Yahweh.

בַיּוֹם־ (בַ) va “on the”

The children of Israel asked of Yahweh (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? Yahweh said, Go up; for tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand.

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