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So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

בַּחֵ֖צִי (בַּ) ba. “at the”

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

בִֽירֵח֔וֹ (בִֽ) vi. “at”

And when the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Arameans of Beth-rehob, and the Arameans of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob

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 Arameans of Zobah, 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 committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and he put them in array against the children of Ammon.

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “in”

Be of good courage, and let us prove strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the LORD do that which seemeth Him good.'

בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Arameans; 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 out to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

And Uriah said unto 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 field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and a

בַּסֻּכּ֗וֹת (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

And David said to Uriah: 'Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart.' So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

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

And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk; and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not 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 the hand of Uriah.

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

And he wrote in the letter, saying: 'Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.'

בַּסֵּ֖פֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.

בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר (בִּ) bi “when”

who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say: Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'

בְּתֵבֵ֔ץ (בְּ) be. “in”

Then David said unto the messenger: 'Thus shalt thou say unto Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth in one manner or another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage thou him.'

בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto 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 save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and reared; and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ (בְ) ve. “in”

And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan: 'As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this deserveth to die;

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 that were too little, then would I add unto thee so much more.

בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in My sight? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten with the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to be thy wife, and him thou hast slain with the sword of the children of Ammon.

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

For thou didst 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 greatly blasphemed the enemies of the LORD, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.'

בַּדָּבָ֖ר (בַּ) ba. “by the”

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and as often as he went in, he lay all night upon the earth.

בַּשָּׂק (בַּ) ba. “in the”