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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 to that day [ergänzt: their] inheritance had not fallen to 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 there, and said to him, Who brought you here? and what do you in this place? and what have you here?

בָּזֶ֖ה (בָּ) ba. “in”

They said to him, Ask counsel, we pray you, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

בֵאלֹהִ֑ים (בֵ) ve. “by”

The priest said to them, Go in peace: before Yahweh is your way wherein you go.

בָֽהּ׃ (בָֽ) Va “in <the>”

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were therein, how they lived 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 you go, you shall come to a people secure, and the land is large; for God has 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”

They went up, and encamped in Kiriath Jearim, in Judah: therefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, to this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.

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

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

בַּבָּתִּ֤ים (בַּ) ba. “in the”

They said to him, Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

The priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the engraved 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 who were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

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

The children of Dan said to him, "Don't let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household."

בָכֶ֗ם (בָ) va. “on <the>”

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

בָאֵֽשׁ׃ (בָ) va. “with <the>”

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 lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived therein.

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

They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: however the name of the city was Laish at the first.

בְּשֵׁם֙ (בְּ) be. “by”

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

בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ (בְּ) be. “at”

It happened 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 Bethlehem Judah.

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

His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.

בּ֤וֹ (בּ֤) b “on <the>”

It happened on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the young lady's father said to his son-in-law, Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way.

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

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

בּוֹ֙ (בּ) b “<in> <the>”

He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young lady's father said, Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines; and they ate, 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 to his master, Please come and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “in <the>”

He said to 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>”

They turned aside there, 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 who took them into his house to lodge.

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