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And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how will he then be grieved, if we tell him that the child is dead?

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

Then said his servants to him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but after the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

בַּעֲב֞וּר (בַּ) ba. “for”

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted, and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

בְּעוֹד֙ (בְּ) be. “while”

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

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

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

בְּרַבַּ֖ת (בְּ) be. “against”

And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

בְרַבָּ֔ה (בְ) ve. “against”

And David collected all the people, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

בָּ֖הּ (בָּ֖) ba “against <the>”

And he brought forth the people that were in it, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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 Amnon was so afflicted, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

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

And he said to him, Why art thou, being the king's son, pining from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

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

And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

בָּהּ֙ (בָּ) ba “on <the>”

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”

Howbeit, he would not hearken to her voice: but being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

בְּקוֹלָ֑הּ (בְּ) be. “to”

And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

בְּבַ֥עַל (בְּ) be. “at”

And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable to thee. And he pressed him: yet he would not go, but blessed him.

בּ֛וֹ (בּ֛) b “<in> <the>”

But Absalom pressed him that he should let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

בּ֖וֹ (בּ֖) b “<in> <the>”

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have I not commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ (בַּ) ba “with the”

And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that information came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ (בַ) va. “[were] on the”

But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, there came many people by the way of the hillside behind him.

בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד (בַּ) ba. “at the”

And come to the king, and speak in this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

בְּפִֽיהָ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other and slew him.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And behold, the whole family hath risen against thy handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they will quench my coal which is left, and will not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ (בְּ) be. “for”

And the king said, Whoever saith aught to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

בָּֽךְ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “<in> <the>”

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid:

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