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And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים (בֶּֽ) be. “[are] in the”

and they encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (בְּ) be. “in”

For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land to destroy it.

בָאָ֖רֶץ (בָ) va. “in the”

And I said unto you: I am the LORD your God; ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye have not hearkened unto My voice.'

בְּאַרְצָ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ (בְּ) be. “to”

And the angel of the LORD came, and sat under the terebinth which was in Ophrah, that belonged unto Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

בְּעָפְרָ֔ה (בְּ) be. “[was] in”בַּגַּ֔ת (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And Gideon said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all His wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying: Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath cast us off, and d

בְּכַף־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the LORD turned towards him, and said: 'Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian; have not I sent thee?'

בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.'

בַּמָּ֥ה (בַּ) ba. “<in>”בִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (בִּ) bi “in”בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

And he said unto him: 'If now I have found favour in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.

בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal; the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the terebinth, and presented it.

בַּסַּ֔ל (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּפָּר֑וּר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the LORD departed ou

בְּיָד֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “[was] in”בַּבָּשָׂ֖ר (בַּ) ba. “<in> the”וּבַמַּצּ֑וֹת (בַ) va “<in> the”

Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it 'Adonai-shalom'; unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

בְּעָפְרָ֖ת (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him: 'Take thy father's bullock, and the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;

בַּלַּ֣יְלָה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

and build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.'

בַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּעֲצֵ֥י (בַּ) ba. “with”

And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

בַּבֹּ֔קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Therefore on that day he was called Jerubbaal, saying: 'Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'

בַיּוֹם־ (בַ) va “on the”בּוֹ֙ (בּ) b “against <the>”

Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

בְּעֵ֥מֶק (בְּ) be. “in”

But the spirit of the LORD clothed Gideon; and he blew a horn; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר (בַּ) ba. “on the”

And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him; and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּאָשֵׁ֤ר (בְּ) be. “in”וּבִזְבֻלוּן֙ (בִ) vi “in”וּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔י (בְ) ve. “in”

And Gideon said unto God: 'If Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken,

בְּיָדִ֛י (בְּ) be. “by”

behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken.'

בַּגֹּ֑רֶן (בַּ) ba. “on the”בְּיָדִ֛י (בְּ) be. “by”

And Gideon said unto God: 'Let not Thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray Thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.'

בִּ֔י (בִּ֔) B “on <the>”בַּגִּזָּ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “by the”

And God did so that night; for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

בַּלַּ֣יְלָה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside En-harod; and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by Gibeath-moreh, in the valley.

בָּעֵֽמֶק׃ (בָּ) ba. “in the”