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And the ark was in Kiriath-jearim for a long time, as much as twenty years: and all Israel was searching after the Lord with weeping.

בְּקִרְיַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “at”

Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”

So they came together to Mizpah, and got water, draining it out before the Lord, and they took no food that day, and they said, We have done evil against the Lord. And Samuel was judge of the children of Israel in Mizpah.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “at <the>”

And while Samuel was offering the burned offering, the Philistines came near for the attack on Israel; but at the thunder of the Lord's voice that day the Philistines were overcome with fear, and they gave way before Israel.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”בְּקוֹל־ (בְּ) be. “with”בַּיּ֨וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

So the Philistines were overcome, and did not come into the country of Israel again: and all the days of Samuel the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.

בִּגְב֣וּל (בִּ) bi “in”בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “on the”

From year to year he went in turn to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places.

בְּשָׁנָ֔ה (בְּ) be. “in”

The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

בִּבְאֵ֥ר (בִּ) bi “in”

And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

בִּדְרָכָ֔יו (בִּ) be. “in”

And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.

בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ (בִּ) bi “in”

But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.

בְּק֣וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.

בְּקוֹלָ֑ם (בְּ) be. “to”בָּהֶ֔ם (בָּ) ba. “<in> <the>”

And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו (בְ) ve. “among”

Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “in the”בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “in the”

But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,

בְּק֣וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.

בְּאָזְנֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them. Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let every man go back to his town.

בְּקוֹלָ֔ם (בְּ) be. “to”

So they went through the hill-country of Ephraim and through the land of Shalishah, but they saw no sign of them: then they went through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there: and they went through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not come

בְּהַר־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְאֶֽרֶץ־ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And when they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, Come, let us go back, or my father may give up caring about the asses and be troubled about us.

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

But the servant said to him, See now, in this town there is a man of God, who is highly honoured, and everything he says comes true: let us go there now; it may be that he will give us directions about our journey.

בָּעִ֣יר (בָּ) ba. “[is] in the”

But the servant said in answer, I have here a fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, and he will give us directions about our way.

בְיָדִ֔י (בְ) ve. “in”

(In the past in Israel, when a man went to get directions from God, he said, Come let us go to the Seer, for he who now is named Prophet was in those days given the name of Seer.)

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (בְּ) be. “in”בְּלֶכְתּוֹ֙ (בְּ) be. “when”

And when they were on the way up to the town, they saw some young girls going out to get water and said to them, Is the seer here?

בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה (בְּ) be. “on”בָּזֶ֖ה (בָּ) ba. “in”

And they said, He is; in fact he is before you: go quickly now, for he has come into the town today, for the people are making an offering in the high place today:

בַּבָּמָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “at the”

When you come into the town you will see him straight away, before he goes up to the high place for the feast: the people are waiting for his blessing before starting the feast, and after that the guests will take part in it. So go up now and you will se

בְּטֶרֶם֩ (בְּ) be. “<in>”