H9003–/ב–b

It happened, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.

בְּקִרְיַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “at”

Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”

They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Yahweh. Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

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

As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.

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

So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel: and the hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

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

He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

בְּשָׁנָ֔ה (בְּ) be. “in”

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.

בִּבְאֵ֥ר (בִּ) bi “in”

His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

בִּדְרָכָ֔יו (בִּ) be. “in”

and they said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ (בִּ) bi “in”

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to Yahweh.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

בְּק֣וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.

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

He said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;

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

You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.

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

But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No: but we will have a king over us,

בְּק֣וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.

בְּאָזְנֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go you every man to his city.

בְּקוֹלָ֔ם (בְּ) be. “to”

He passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they didn't find them: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they weren't there: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they didn't find them.

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

When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, Come, and let us return, lest my father leave off caring for the donkeys, and be anxious for us.

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

He said to him, See now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor; all that he says comes surely to pass: now let us go there; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.

בָּעִ֣יר (בָּ) ba. “[is] in the”

The servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

בְיָדִ֔י (בְ) ve. “in”

(In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he who is now called a Prophet was before called a Seer.)

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

As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?

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

They answered them, and said, He is; behold, [ergänzt: he is] before you: make haste now, for he is come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place:

בַּבָּמָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “at the”

as soon as you are come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he does bless the sacrifice; [ergänzt: and] afterwards they eat who are invited. Now therefore get you up; for at this time you shall find him.

בְּטֶרֶם֩ (בְּ) be. “<in>”