H9003–/ב–b

There is great hate against the watchman of Ephraim, the people of my God; as for the prophet, there is a net in all his ways, and hate in the house of his God.

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

I made discovery of Israel as of grapes in the waste land; I saw your fathers as the first-fruits of the fig-tree in her early fruit time; but they came to Baal-peor, and made themselves holy to the thing of shame, and became disgusting like that to whic

בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר (בַּ) ba. “in the”בִתְאֵנָה֙ (בִ) vi “on”בְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּ (בְּ) be. “at”

Even though their children have come to growth I will take them away, so that not a man will be there; for their evil-doing will be complete and they will be put to shame because of it.

בְּשׂוּרִ֥י (בְּ) be. “when”

As I have seen a beast whose young have been taken from her, so Ephraim will give birth to children only for them to be put to death.

בְנָוֶ֑ה (בְ) ve. “in”

All their evil-doing is in Gilgal; there I had hate for them; because of their evil-doing I will send them out of my house; they will no longer be dear to me; all their rulers are uncontrolled.

בַּגִּלְגָּל֙ (בַּ) ba. “[is] in <the>”

My God will give them up because they did not give ear to him; they will be wandering among the nations.

בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ (בַּ) ba. “among the”

O Israel, you have done evil from the days of Gibeah; there they took up their position, so that the fighting against the children of evil might not overtake them in Gibeah.

בַּגִּבְעָ֛ה (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

I will come and give them punishment; and the peoples will come together against them when I give them the reward of their two sins.

בְּאַוָּתִ֖י (בְּ) be. “at”בְּאָסְרָ֖ם (בְּ) be. “when”

You have been ploughing sin, you have got in a store of evil, the fruit of deceit has been your food: for you put faith in your way, in the number of your men of war.

בְדַרְכְּךָ֖ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּרֹ֥ב (בְּ) be. “in”

So a great outcry will go up from among your people, and all your strong places will be broken, as Beth-arbel was broken by Shalman in the day of war, as the mother was broken on the rocks with her children.

בְּעַמֶּךָ֒ (בְּ) be. “among”בְּי֣וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”

So will Beth-el do to you because of your evil-doing; at dawn will the king of Israel be cut off completely.

בַּשַּׁ֕חַר (בַּ) ba. “at <the>”

I made them come after me with the cords of a man, with the bands of love; I was to them as one who took the yoke from off their mouths, putting meat before them.

בְּחַבְלֵ֨י (בְּ) be. “with”בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת (בַּ) ba. “with”

And the sword will go through his towns, wasting his children and causing destruction because of their evil designs.

בְּעָרָ֔יו (בְּ) be. “in”

I will not put into effect the heat of my wrath; I will not again send destruction on Ephraim; for I am God and not man, the Holy One among you; I will not put an end to you.

בְּקִרְבְּךָ֣ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעִֽיר׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...

בְכַ֙חַשׁ֙ (בְ) ve. “with”וּבְמִרְמָ֖ה (בְ) ve. “with”

In the body of his mother he took his brother by the foot, and in his strength he was fighting with God;

בַּבֶּ֖טֶן (בַּ) ba. “in the”וּבְאוֹנ֖וֹ (בְ) ve. “in”

So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God.

בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָ (בֵּ) be. “in”

As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.

בְּיָד֛וֹ (בְּ) be. “[who are] in”

But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will give you tents for your living-places again as in the days of the holy meeting.

בָאֳהָלִ֖ים (בָ) vo. “in”

My word came to the ears of the prophets and I gave them visions in great number, and by the mouths of the prophets I made use of comparisons.

וּבְיַ֥ד (בְ) ve. “by”

In Gilead there is evil. They are quite without value; in Gilgal they make offerings of oxen; truly their altars are like masses of stones in the hollows of a ploughed field.

בַּגִּלְגָּ֖ל (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

And Jacob went in flight into the field of Aram, and Israel became a servant for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

בְּאִשָּׁ֔ה (בְּ) be. “for”וּבְאִשָּׁ֖ה (בְ) ve. “for”

And by a prophet the Lord made Israel come up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept safe.

וּבְנָבִ֕יא (בְ) ve. “by”וּבְנָבִ֖יא (בְ) ve. “by”

When the words of my law came from Ephraim, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he did evil through the Baal, death overtook him.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”בַּבַּ֖עַל (בַּ) ba. “by <the>”

I had knowledge of you in the waste land where no water was.

בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”