H9003–/ב–b

This day will Yahweh deliver you into my hand; and I will strike you, and take your head from off you; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild animals of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,

בְּיָדִ֜י (בְּ) be. “in”

and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn't save with sword and spear: for the battle is Yahweh's, and he will give you into our hand.

בְּחֶ֥רֶב (בְּ) be. “by”וּבַחֲנִ֖ית (בַ) va. “by”בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

David put his hand in his bag, and took there a stone, and slang it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.

בְּמִצְח֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

בַּקֶּ֣לַע (בַּ) ba. “with the”וּבָאֶ֔בֶן (בָ) va. “with the”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath of it, and killed him, and cut off his head therewith. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

בָּ֖הּ (בָּ֖) ba “with <the>”

The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (בְּ) be. “on”

David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “[was] in”

It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ (בְּ) be. “with”

Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

David went out wherever Saul sent him, [ergänzt: and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

בְּכֹל֩ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעֵינֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”

It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.

בְּבוֹאָ֗ם (בְּ) be. “when”בְּשׁ֤וּב (בְּ) be. “when”בְּתֻפִּ֥ים (בְּ) be. “with”בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה (בְּ) be. “with”וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃ (בְ) ve. “with”

The women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.

בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו (בַּ) ba. “<on>”בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ (בְּ) be. “<on>”

Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

בְּעֵינָיו֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

בְתוֹךְ־ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּיָד֖וֹ (בְּ) be. “with”בְּי֑וֹם (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “[was] in”

and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall. David avoided out of his presence twice.

בְדָוִ֖ד (בְ) ve. “<on>”וּבַקִּ֑יר (בַ) va. “<on> the”

Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as wife: only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh's battles. For Saul said, Don't let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.

בּ֔וֹ (בּ֔) b “on <the>”ב֖וֹ (ב֖) v “on <the>”

David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, [ergänzt: or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”

But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.

בְּעֵ֥ת (בְּ) be. “at”

Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time.

ב֖וֹ (ב֖) v “on <the>”בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם (בִּ) bi “in”בִּ֖י (בִּ֖) b “to”

Saul commanded his servants, [ergänzt: saying], Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

בַּלָּט֙ (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”בְּךָ֙ (בְּ) be. “in <the>”בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (בַּ) ba. “to the”

Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, Seems it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

בְּאָזְנֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ (בְ) ve. “in”בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “to the”

Saul said, Thus shall you tell David, The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

בְּמֹ֔הַר (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמֵאָה֙ (בְּ) be. “for”בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “on”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”