H9003–/ב–b

And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening; the man was from the hill country of E'phraim, and he was sojourning in Gib'e-ah; the men of the place were Benjaminites.

בָּעֶ֔רֶב (בָּ) ba. “in the”בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfarer in the open square of the city; and the old man said, "Where are you going? and whence do you come?"

בִּרְחֹ֣ב (בִּ) bi “in”

And the old man said, "Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants; only, do not spend the night in the square."

בָּרְח֖וֹב (בָּ) ba. “in the”

Behold, here are my virgin daughter and his concubine; let me bring them out now. Ravish them and do with them what seems good to you; but against this man do not do so vile a thing."

בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”

But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine, and put her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night until the morning. And as the dawn began to break, they let her go.

בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “on”בָ֤הּ (בָ֤) va “<in> <the>”

And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.

בַּבֹּ֗קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and laying hold of his concubine he divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.

בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “on”בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand men on foot that drew the sword.

בִּקְהַ֖ל (בִּ) bi “in”

And I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed abomination and wantonness in Israel.

בְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙ (בְּ) be. “on”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

But now this is what we will do to Gib'e-ah: we will go up against it by lot,

בְּגוֹרָֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “by”

and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the people, that when they come they may requite Gib'e-ah of Benjamin, for all the wanton crime which they have committed in Israel."

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What wickedness is this that has taken place among you?

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּכֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “among <the>”

Now therefore give up the men, the base fellows in Gib'e-ah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel." But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brethren, the people of Israel.

בַּגִּבְעָה֙ (בַּ) ba. “[are] in <the>”בְּק֖וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

And the Benjaminites mustered out of their cities on that day twenty-six thousand men that drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gib'e-ah, who mustered seven hundred picked men.

בַּיּ֤וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.

בָּאֶ֛בֶן (בָּ) ba. “with the”

The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, "Which of us shall go up first to battle against the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up first."

בֵאלֹהִים֒ (בֵ) ve. “by”בַתְּחִלָּ֔ה (בַ) va. “at the”בַתְּחִלָּֽה׃ (בַ) va. “[will be] at the”

Then the people of Israel rose in the morning, and encamped against Gib'e-ah.

בַּבֹּ֑קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

The Benjaminites came out of Gib'e-ah, and felled to the ground on that day twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites.

בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (בְ) ve. “among”בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day.

בַּמָּק֕וֹם (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And the people of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, "Shall we again draw near to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Go up against them."

בַֽיהוָה֙ (בַֽ) ba. “by”

So the people of Israel came near against the Benjaminites the second day.

בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And Benjamin went against them out of Gib'e-ah the second day, and felled to the ground eighteen thousand men of the people of Israel; all these were men who drew the sword.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בִבְנֵ֨י (בִ) vi “among”

Then all the people of Israel, the whole army, went up and came to Bethel and wept; they sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

בַיּוֹם־ (בַ) va “on the”

And the people of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

בַּֽיהוָ֑ה (בַּֽ) ba. “by”בַּיָּמִ֖ים (בַּ) ba “in the”

and Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, "Shall we yet again go out to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites, or shall we cease?" And the LORD said, "Go up; for tomorrow I will give them into your hand."

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בְיָדֶֽךָ׃ (בְ) ve. “in”