H9003–/ב–b

For again the Edomites had come and struck Judah, and carried away captives.

בִיהוּדָ֖ה (בִ) vi. “<in>”

The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the towns of it, and Timnah with the towns of it, Gimzo also and the towns of it: and they lived there.

בְּעָרֵ֨י (בְּ) be. “on”

For Yahweh brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed severely against Yahweh.

בַּעֲב֖וּר (בַּ) ba. “for”בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה (בִּֽ) bi. “in”בַּיהוָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “against”

In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against Yahweh, this same king Ahaz.

וּבְעֵת֙ (בְ) ve. “at”בַּיהוָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “against”

For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which struck him; and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, [supplied: therefore] will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

בּוֹ֒ (בּ) b “<in>”

Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of Yahweh; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “at”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger Yahweh, the God of his fathers.

וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “in”

Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they didn't bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

בָעִיר֙ (בָ) va. “in the”בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Yahweh, and repaired them.

בַשָּׁנָה֩ (בַ) va. “in the”בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and turned their backs.

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

בַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ (בַ) va. “in the”

Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.

בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “with”

For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

בֶּחָ֑רֶב (בֶּ) be. “by the”בַּשְּׁבִ֖י (בַּ) ba. “[are] in <the>”

My sons, don't be negligent now; for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers, and burn incense.

בָכֶ֞ם (בָ) va. “<in>”

They gathered their brothers, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Yahweh, to cleanse the house of Yahweh.

בְּדִבְרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “by”

The priests went in to the inner part of the house of Yahweh, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Yahweh into the court of the house of Yahweh. The Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the brook Kidron.

בְּהֵיכַ֣ל (בְּ) be. “in”

Now they began on the first [supplied: day] of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Yahweh; and they sanctified the house of Yahweh in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

בְּאֶחָ֞ד (בְּ) be. “on”וּבְי֧וֹם (בְ) ve. “on”וּבְי֨וֹם (בְ) ve. “on”

Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold, they are before the altar of Yahweh.

בְּמַלְכוּת֛וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמַעֲל֖וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

He set the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Yahweh by his prophets.

בִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙ (בִּ) bi “with”בִּנְבָלִ֣ים (בִּ) bi “with”וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹת (בְ) ve. “with”בְּמִצְוַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “by”בְיַד־ (בְ) ve. “[was] by”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”

The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

בִּכְלֵ֣י (בִּ) bi “with”בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “with”

Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of Yahweh began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

וּבְעֵ֞ת (בְ) ve. “at”

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to Yahweh with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.

בְּדִבְרֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “with”

Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of Yahweh was set in order.

בְּחֶלְבֵ֧י (בְּ) be. “with”וּבַנְּסָכִ֖ים (בַ) va. “with the”