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And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will h

בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בִהְי֨וֹת (בִ) vi “when”בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּ (בְּ) be. “to”

Then his servants said to him, Why have you been acting in this way? you were weeping and going without food while the child was still living; but when the child was dead, you got up and had a meal.

בַּעֲב֞וּר (בַּ) ba. “for”

And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life?

בְּעוֹד֙ (בְּ) be. “while”

And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.

בְּיַד֙ (בְּ) be. “by”בַּעֲב֖וּר (בַּ) ba. “for”

Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.

בְּרַבַּ֖ת (בְּ) be. “against”

And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.

בְרַבָּ֔ה (בְ) ve. “against”

Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.

בָּ֖הּ (בָּ֖) ba “against <the>”

And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron grain-crushers, and iron axes, and at brick-making: this he did to all the towns of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people went back to Jeru

בָּ֜הּ (בָּ֜) ba “[was] in <the>”בַּ֠מְּגֵרָה (בַּ֠) Ba. “at the”וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨י (בַ) va. “at”וּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣ת (בְ) ve. “at”בַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ן (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And he was so deeply in love that he became ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin, and so it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ (בַּֽ) ba. “for”בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And he said to him, O son of the king, why are you getting thinner day by day? will you not say what your trouble is? And Amnon said to him, I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

בַּבֹּ֣קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּבֹּ֔קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.

בָּהּ֙ (בָּ) ba “on <the>”

And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”

What will become of me in my shame? and as for you, you will be looked down on with disgust by all Israel. Now then, go and make your request to the king, for he will not keep me from you.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”

But he would not give attention to what she said: but being stronger than she, he took her by force, and had connection with her.

בְּקוֹלָ֑הּ (בְּ) be. “to”

Now after two full years, Absalom had men cutting the wool of his sheep in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim: and he sent for all the king's sons to come to his feast.

בְּבַ֥עַל (בְּ) be. “at”

And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing.

בּ֛וֹ (בּ֛) b “<in> <the>”

But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king.

בּ֖וֹ (בּ֖) b “<in> <the>”

Now Absalom had given orders to his servants, saying, Now take note when Amnon's heart is glad with wine; and when I say to you, Make an attack on Amnon, then put him to death without fear: have I not given you orders? be strong and without fear.

בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ (בַּ) ba “with the”

Now while they were on their way, news was given to David that Absalom had put to death all the sons of the king and that not one of them was still living.

בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ (בַ) va. “[were] on the”

But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by t

בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד (בַּ) ba. “at the”

And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say.

בְּפִֽיהָ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who wil

בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ (בְּ) be. “for”

And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.

בָּֽךְ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “<in> <the>”

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant J

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּפִ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”