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And it cometh to pass, from the day of the dwelling of the ark in Kirjath-Jearim, that the days are multiplied -- yea, they are twenty years -- and wail do all the house of Israel after Jehovah.

בְּקִרְיַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “at”

And Samuel speaketh unto all the house of Israel, saying, `If with all your heart ye are turning back unto Jehovah -- turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart unto Jehovah, and serve Him only, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”

And they are gathered to Mizpeh, and draw water, and pour out before Jehovah, and fast on that day, and say there, `We have sinned against Jehovah;' and Samuel judgeth the sons of Israel in Mizpeh.

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

and Samuel is causing the burnt-offering to go up -- and the Philistines have drawn nigh to battle against Israel -- and Jehovah doth thunder with a great noise, on that day, upon the Philistines, and troubleth them, and they are smitten before Israel.

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

And the Philistines are humbled, and have not added any more to come into the border of Israel, and the hand of Jehovah is on the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

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

and he hath gone from year to year, and gone round Beth-El, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel `in' all these places;

בְּשָׁנָ֔ה (בְּ) be. “in”

And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:

בִּבְאֵ֥ר (בִּ) bi “in”

and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.

בִּדְרָכָ֔יו (בִּ) be. “in”

and say unto him, `Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'

בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ (בִּ) bi “in”

And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, `Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.

בְּק֣וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared to them the custom of the king who doth reign over them.'

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

and saith, `This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;

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

And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.'

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

And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,

בְּק֣וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;

בְּאָזְנֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

and Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to their voice, and thou hast caused to reign over them a king.' And Samuel saith unto the men of Israel, `Go ye each to his city.'

בְּקוֹלָ֔ם (בְּ) be. “to”

And he passeth over through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passeth over through the land of Shalisha, and they have not found; and they pass over through the land of Shaalim, and they are not; and he passeth over through the land of Benjamin, and they have not found.

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

They have come in unto the land of Zuph, and Saul hath said to his young man who `is' with him, `Come, and we turn back, lest my father leave off from the asses, and hath been sorrowful for us.'

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he saith to him, `Lo, I pray thee, a man of God `is' in this city, and the man is honoured; all that he speaketh doth certainly come; now, we go there, it may be he doth declare to us our way on which we have gone.'

בָּעִ֣יר (בָּ) ba. “[is] in the”

And the young man addeth to answer Saul, and saith, `Lo, there is found with me a fourth of a shekel of silver: and I have given to the man of God, and he hath declared to us our way.'

בְיָדִ֔י (בְ) ve. “in”

Formerly in Israel, thus said the man in his going to seek God, `Come and we go unto the seer,' for the `prophet' of to-day is called formerly `the seer.'

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

They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, `Is the seer in this `place'?'

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

And they answer them and say, `He is; lo, before thee! haste, now, for to-day he hath come in to the city, for the people hath a stated sacrifice in a high place.

בַּבָּמָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “at the”

At your going in to the city so ye do find him, before he doth go up in to the high place to eat; for the people do not eat till his coming, for he doth bless the sacrifice; afterwards they eat, who are called, and now, go up, for at this time ye find him.'

בְּטֶרֶם֩ (בְּ) be. “<in>”