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And Hanun took David's servants, and had the one half of their beards shaved off, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as their buttocks, and sent them away.

בַּחֵ֖צִי (בַּ) ba. “at the”

And they told [supplied: it] to David; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

בִֽירֵח֔וֹ (בִֽ) vi. “at”

And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-Rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah [supplied: with] a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

בְּדָוִ֑ד (בְּ) be. “with”

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate; and the Syrians of Zoba and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

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

and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother that he might array them against the children of Ammon.

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “in”

Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight.

בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.

בַּֽאֲרָ֑ם (בַּֽ) ba. “in”

And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go forth, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they laid waste the [supplied: land of the] children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David abode at Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

And Urijah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields: shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [supplied: As] thou livest, and [supplied: as] thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

בַּסֻּכּ֗וֹת (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

And David said to Urijah, Abide here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. And Urijah abode in Jerusalem that day and the morrow.

בָּזֶ֛ה (בָּ) ba. “in”בִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם (בִ) vi. “in”בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but did not go down to his house.

בָעֶ֗רֶב (בָ) va. “in the”בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙ (בְּ) be. “on”

And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by Urijah.

בַבֹּ֔קֶר (בַ) va. “in the”בְּיַ֥ד (בְּ) be. “by”

And he wrote in the letter saying, Set Urijah in the front of the thickest fight, and withdraw from him, that he may be smitten and die.

בַּסֵּ֖פֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were.

בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר (בִּ) bi “when”

Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why did ye go near the wall? -- then say thou, Thy servant Urijah the Hittite is dead also.

בְּתֵבֵ֔ץ (בְּ) be. “in”

Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devours one as well as another: make thy battle strong against the city, and overthrow it; -- and encourage him.

בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

בְּעִ֣יר (בְּ) be. “in”

but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ (בְ) ve. “in”

Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;

בָּאִ֖ישׁ (בָּ) ba. “on the”

and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [supplied: that] had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah to do evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Urijah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

בְּעֵינַי֒ (בְּ) be. “in”בַחֶ֔רֶב (בַ) va. “with the”בְּחֶ֖רֶב (בְּ) be. “with”

For thou didst [supplied: it] secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.

בַסָּ֑תֶר (בַ) va. “in <the>”

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.

בַּדָּבָ֖ר (בַּ) ba. “by the”

And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.

בַּשָּׂק (בַּ) ba. “in the”