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When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What means the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? They understood that the ark of Yahweh was come into the camp.

בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה (בְּ) be. “in”

Woe to us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

There ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn, and with earth on his head.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

בָּעִ֔יר (בָּ) ba. “in the”

He who brought the news answered, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

בָעָ֑ם (בָ) va. “among the”

When they arose early on the next day morning, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [ergänzt: lay] cut off on the threshold; only [ergänzt: the stump of] Dagon was left to him.

בַבֹּקֶר֮ (בַ) va. “in the”

Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any who come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, to this day.

בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד (בְּ) be. “in”

But the hand of Yahweh was heavy on them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders of it.

בַּטְּחֹרִ֔ים (בַּ) ba “with <the>”

It was so, that after they had carried it about, the hand of Yahweh was against the city with a very great confusion: and he struck the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors broke out on them.

בָּעִיר֙ (בָּ) ba. “on the”

They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly confusion throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

The men who didn't die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

בַּטְּחֹרִ֑ים (בַּ) ba “with the”

The ark of Yahweh was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה (בִּ) bi “in”

The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of Yahweh? Show us with which we shall send it to its place."

בַּמֶּ֖ה (בַּ) ba. “<in>”

Why then do you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, didn't they let the people go, and they departed?

בָּהֶ֔ם (בָּ) ba. “with <the>”

Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart, and two milk cattle, on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cattle to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;

בָּעֲגָלָ֔ה (בָּ) ba. “on the”

and take the ark of Yahweh, and lay it on the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by the side of it; and send it away, that it may go.

בָאַרְגַּ֖ז (בָ) va. “in the”

Behold; if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it was a chance that happened to us."

בָּ֔נוּ (בָּ֔) Ba. “<in> <the>”

The men did so, and took two milk cattle, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home;

בָּעֲגָלָ֑ה (בָּ) ba. “on the”בַבָּֽיִת׃ (בַ) va. “in the”

The cattle took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh.

בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה (בִּ) bi “on”

They of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

בָּעֵ֑מֶק (בָּ) ba. “in the”

The Levites took down the ark of Yahweh, and the coffer that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.

בּ֣וֹ (בּ֣) b “[were] in <the>”בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of Yahweh, [ergänzt: which stone remains] to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.

בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה (בִּ) bi “in”

He struck of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh, he struck of the people fifty thousand seventy men; and the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.

בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י (בְּ) be. “among”בַּאֲר֣וֹן (בַּ) ba. “in”בָּעָם֙ (בָּ) ba. “among the”בָּעָ֖ם (בָּ) ba. “<in> the”

The men of Kiriath Jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Yahweh.

בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “on the”