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

בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.

בְּקִֽיר׃ (בְּ) be. “on”

She fell at his feet, and said, On me, my lord, on me be the iniquity; and please let your handmaid speak in your ears. Hear the words of your handmaid.

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

Now therefore, my lord, as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, seeing Yahweh has withheld you from blood guiltiness, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

בְדָמִ֔ים (בְ) ve. “in”

Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

בְּרַגְלֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “at”

Please forgive the trespass of your handmaid: for Yahweh will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of Yahweh; and evil shall not be found in you all your days.

בְךָ֖ (בְ) ve. “in <the>”

Though men be risen up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Yahweh your God; and the souls of your enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling.

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

and blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, that have kept me this day from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.

בְדָמִ֔ים (בְ) ve. “in”

For in very deed, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, who has withheld me from hurting you, except you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldn't have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one man-child.

בְּקִֽיר׃ (בְּ) be. “on”

So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said to her, Go up in peace to your house; behold, I have listened to your voice, and have accepted your person.

בְקוֹלֵ֔ךְ (בְ) ve. “to”

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: therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

בְּבֵית֜וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

It happened 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”

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal has Yahweh returned on his own head. David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him as wife.

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

The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doesn't David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?

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”

Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, 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”

David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped 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 place of the wagons, 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 has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day: now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.

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

David said to Abishai, Don't destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against Yahweh's anointed, and be guiltless?

בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ (בִּ) bi “on”

David said, As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה (בַ) va. “in <the>”

Yahweh forbid that I should put forth my hand against Yahweh's anointed: but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let us go.

בִּמְשִׁ֣יחַ (בִּ) bi “on”

David said to Abner, Aren't you a [ergänzt: valiant] man? and who is like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord, the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king your lord.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (בְּ) be. “in”

He said, Why does 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, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Yahweh that has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Yahweh: for they have driven me out this day that I shouldn't cling to Yahweh's inheritance, saying, Go, serve other gods.

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