H9003–/ב–b

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the wards thereof.

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃ (בְ) ve. “in”

In those days saw I in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in heaps of corn, and lading asses therewith; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I forew

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בִֽיהוּדָ֣ה׀ (בִֽ) vi. “in”בַּשַּׁבָּ֡ת (בַּ) ba. “on the”בְּי֣וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”בְּי֖וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”

There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, who brought in fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

בָ֔הּ (בָ֔) Va “in”בַּשַּׁבָּ֛ת (בַּ) ba. “on the”וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִ) vi. “in”

And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath; and some of my servants set I over the gates, that

בְּי֥וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”

Then I forewarned them, and said unto them: 'Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you.' From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

בָהֶ֗ם (בָ) va. “<in>”בָּכֶ֑ם (בָּ) ba. “on”בַּשַּׁבָּֽת׃ (בַּ) ba. “on the”

In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab;

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God: 'Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

בֵּֽאלֹהִ֗ים (בֵּֽ) be. “by”

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless even him did the foreign women cause to sin.

וּבַגּוֹיִ֣ם (בַ) va. “among the”

Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to break faith with our God in marrying foreign women?'

בֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (בֵּֽ) be. “against”

Thus cleansed I them from everything foreign, and appointed wards for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;

בִּמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ (בִּ) bi “in”

and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

בְּעִתִּ֥ים (בְּ) be. “at”

NOW IT came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus--this is Ahasuerus who reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces--

בִּימֵ֣י (בִּ) bi. “in”

that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,

בַּיָּמִ֖ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן (בְּ) be. “[was] in”

in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the army of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;

בִּשְׁנַ֤ת (בִּ) bi “in”

when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty, many days, even a hundred and fourscore days.

בְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”

And when these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the castle, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;

וּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀ (בִ) vi “when”בְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ן (בְּ) be. “in”בַּחֲצַ֕ר (בַּ) ba. “in”

there were hangings of white, fine cotton, and blue, bordered with cords of fine linen and purple, upon silver rods and pillars of marble; the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of green, and white, and shell, and onyx marble.

בְּחַבְלֵי־ (בְּ) be. “with”

And they gave them drink in vessels of gold--the vessels being diverse one from another--and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.

בִּכְלֵ֣י (בִּ) bi “in”

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Bizzetha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

בַּיּוֹם֙ (בַּ) ba “on the”בַּיָּ֑יִן (בַּ) ba “by the”

to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on.

בְּכֶ֣תֶר (בְּ) be. “with”

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamberlains; therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

בִּדְבַ֣ר (בִּ) bi “at”בְּיַ֣ד (בְּ) be. “[was] by”בֽוֹ׃ (בֽ) v “in <the>”

and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat the first in the kingdom:

בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

'What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, forasmuch as she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?'

בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה (בַּ) ba. “with the”בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “by”

And Memucan answered before the king and the princes: 'Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples, that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “[are] in”

For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it will be said: The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.

בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ן (בְּ) be. “in”בְּאָמְרָ֗ם (בְּ) be. “because”