H9003–/ב–b

Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and oblations in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

בַמִּדְבָּ֛ר (בַ) va. “in the”

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the renowned of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come.

בְּצִיּ֔וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”בְּהַ֣ר (בְּ) be. “in”

that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but are not grieved for the breach of Joseph.

בְּמִזְרְקֵי֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

Therefore shall they now go captive, with the first that go captive, and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.

בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (בְּ) be. “at”

The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.

בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ (בְּ) be. “by”

And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

בְּבַ֥יִת (בְּ) be. “in”

And a man's uncle, and he that should burn him, shall take him up to bring out the bones from the house, and shall say unto him that is in the inner parts of the house, Is there yet [supplied: any] with thee? and he shall say, None. And he will say, Silence! for we may not make mention of Jehovah's name.

בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “[is] in”בְּשֵׁ֥ם (בְּ) be. “<in>”

Shall horses run upon the rock? will [supplied: men] plough [supplied: thereon] with oxen? For ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

בַּסֶּ֙לַע֙ (בַּ) ba. “on the”בַּבְּקָרִ֑ים (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

-- ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us power by our own strength?

בְחָזְקֵ֔נוּ (בְ) ve. “by”

Thus did the Lord Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת (בִּ) bi “at”

Thus did the Lord Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and ate up the inheritance.

בָּאֵ֖שׁ (בָּ) ba. “by <the>”

Thus did he shew unto me; and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall [supplied: made] by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.

וּבְיָד֖וֹ (בְ) ve. “[was] in”

And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. And the Lord said, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.

בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the high places of Isaac shall be desolated, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will arise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ (בֶּ) be. “with the”

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

For thus Amos saith: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall certainly go into captivity out of his land.

בַּחֶ֖רֶב (בַּ) ba. “by the”

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided with the line; and thou shalt die in a land that is unclean; and Israel shall certainly go into captivity, out of his land.

בָּעִ֤יר (בָּ) ba. “in the”בַּחֶ֣רֶב (בַּ) ba. “by the”בַּחֶ֣בֶל (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

And the songs of the palace shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah. The dead bodies shall be many; in every place they shall be cast forth. Silence!

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.

בַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ (בַּ) ba. “for <the>”בַּעֲב֣וּר (בַּ) ba. “for”

Jehovah hath sworn by the glory of Jacob, Certainly I will never forget any of their works.

בִּגְא֣וֹן (בִּ) bi “by”

Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? And it shall wholly rise up like the Nile; and it shall surge and sink down, as the river of Egypt.

בָּ֑הּ (בָּ֑) Ba “in”

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the land in the clear day.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם (בַּֽ) ba. “at <the>”בְּי֥וֹם (בְּ) be. “in”

Behold, days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I will send a famine in the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.

בָּאָ֑רֶץ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst;

בַּיּ֨וֹם (בַּ) ba “in the”בַּצָּמָֽא׃ (בַּ) ba. “by <the>”

they that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, [supplied: As] thy god, O Dan, liveth! and, [supplied: As] the way of Beer-sheba liveth! even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

בְּאַשְׁמַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “by”