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And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [ergänzt: their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”וּבַיָּמִ֣ים (בַ) vai. “in the”בְּתוֹךְ־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ (בְּ) be. “<in>”

When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

בָּזֶ֖ה (בָּ) ba. “in”

And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

בֵאלֹהִ֑ים (בֵ) ve. “by”

And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way wherein ye go.

בָֽהּ׃ (בָֽ) Va “in <the>”

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put [ergänzt: them] to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.

בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.

בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (בָּ) ba. “[is] on the”

And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, unto this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.

בְּקִרְיַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “at”בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה (בִּֽ) bi. “in”

Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

בַּבָּתִּ֤ים (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

בְּקֶ֥רֶב (בְּ) be. “in”

When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

בַּבָּתִּים֙ (בַּ) ba. “[were] in the”

And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

בָכֶ֗ם (בָ) va. “on <the>”

And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.

בָאֵֽשׁ׃ (בָ) va. “with <the>”

And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein.

בָּעֵ֖מֶק (בָּ) ba. “[was] in the”בָֽהּ׃ (בָֽ) Va “in <the>”

And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

בְּשֵׁם֙ (בְּ) be. “by”

So they set them up Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ (בְּ) be. “at”

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

בּ֤וֹ (בּ֤) b “on <the>”

And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye shall go your way.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בַבֹּ֖קֶר (בַ) va. “in the”

And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.

בּוֹ֙ (בּ) b “<in> <the>”

And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said, Strengthen thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day declineth; and they did eat, both of them.

בַּבֹּ֜קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “in <the>”

And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

בְּאַחַ֣ד (בְּ) be. “at”בַגִּבְעָ֖ה (בַ) va. “in <the>”בָרָמָֽה׃ (בָ) va. “in <the>”

And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.

בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”בִּרְח֣וֹב (בִּ) bi “in”