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Now David had said: 'Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath returned me evil for good.

בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one male.'--

בְּקִֽיר׃ (בְּ) be. “on”

And she fell at his feet, and said: 'Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid.

בִּי־ (בִּ) bi “[be] on <the>”בְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord,

בְדָמִ֔ים (בְ) ve. “in”

And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

בְּרַגְלֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “at”

Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid; for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD; and evil is not found in thee all thy days.

בְךָ֖ (בְ) ve. “in <the>”

And though man be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling.

בִּצְר֣וֹר (בִּ) bi “in”בְּת֖וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for myself with mine own hand.

בְדָמִ֔ים (בְ) ve. “in”

For in very deed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, who hath withholden me from hurting thee, except thou hadst made haste and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light so much as one male.'

בְּקִֽיר׃ (בְּ) be. “on”

So David received of her hand that which she had brought him; and he said unto her: 'Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.'

בְקוֹלֵ֔ךְ (בְ) ve. “to”

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken; wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

בְּבֵית֜וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

בַבֹּ֗קֶר (בַ) va. “in the”בְּצֵ֤את (בְּ) be. “when”בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said: 'Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back His servant from evil; and the evil-doing of Nabal hath the LORD returned upon his own head.' A

בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “on”בַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִל (בַּ) ba. “with”

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?'

בְּגִבְעַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “on”

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

בְּמִדְבַּר־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

בְּגִבְעַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “on”בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host; and Saul lay within the barricade, and the people pitched round about him.

בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל (בַּ) ba. “in the”

So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the barricade, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.

בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל (בַּ) ba. “in the”בָאָ֖רֶץ (בָ) va. “in the”

Then said Abishai to David: 'God hath delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day; now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.'

בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּחֲנִ֤ית (בַּ) ba. “with the”וּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (בָ) va. “in the”

And David said to Abishai: 'Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?'

בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ (בִּ) bi “on”

And David said: 'As the LORD liveth, nay, but the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle, and be swept away.

בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה (בַ) va. “in <the>”

The LORD forbid it me, that I should put forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed; but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water and let us go.'

בִּמְשִׁ֣יחַ (בִּ) bi “on”

And David said to Abner: 'Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept watch over thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And he said: 'Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

בְּיָדִ֖י (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be the LORD that hath stirred thee up against me, let Him accept an offering; but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me

בִי֙ (בִ) v “against <the>”בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת (בְּ) be. “in”