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and David saith unto him, `Thy blood `is' on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I -- I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.'

בְךָ֙ (בְ) ve. “against <the>”

Declare `it' not in Gath, Proclaim not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon, Lest they rejoice -- The daughters of the Philistines, Lest they exult -- The daughters of the Uncircumcised!

בְגַ֔ת (בְ) ve. “in”בְּחוּצֹ֣ת (בְּ) be. “in”

Mountains of Gilboa! No dew nor rain be on you, And fields of heave-offerings! For there hath become loathsome The shield of the mighty, The shield of Saul -- without the anointed with oil.

בַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַ (בַ) va. “in <the>”בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

Saul and Jonathan! They are loved and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they have not been parted. Than eagles they have been lighter, Than lions they have been mightier!

בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְמוֹתָ֖ם (בְ) ve. “in”

How have the mighty fallen In the midst of the battle! Jonathan! on thy high places wounded!

בְּת֖וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that David asketh at Jehovah, saying, `Do I go up into one of the cities of Judah?' and Jehovah saith unto him, `Go up.' And David saith, `Whither do I go up?' and He saith, `To Hebron.'

בַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ (בַּֽ) ba. “by”בְּאַחַת֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

and his men who `are' with him hath David brought up -- a man and his household -- and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.

בְּעָרֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

A son of forty years, `is' Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, in his reigning over Israel, and two years he hath reigned, only the house of Judah have been after David.

בְּמָלְכוֹ֙ (בְּ) be. “when”

And the number of the days that David hath been king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, is seven years and six months.

בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”

And they rise and pass over, in number twelve of Benjamin, even of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

בְמִסְפָּ֑ר (בְ) ve. “by”

And they lay hold, each on the head of his companion, and his sword `is' in the side of his companion, and they fall together, and `one' calleth that place Helkath-Hazzurim, which `is' in Gibeon,

בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (בְּ) be. “on”בְּצַ֣ד (בְּ) be. “[was] in”בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And there are there three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel, and Asahel `is' light on his feet, as one of the roes which `are' in the field,

בְּרַגְלָ֔יו (בְּ) be. “on”בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “[are] in the”

And he refuseth to turn aside, and Abner smiteth him with the hinder part of the spear unto the fifth `rib', and the spear cometh out from behind him, and he falleth there, and dieth under it; and it cometh to pass, every one who hath come unto the place where Asahel hath fallen and dieth -- they stand still.

בְּאַחֲרֵ֨י (בְּ) be. “with”

and Abner calleth unto Joab, and saith, `For ever doth the sword consume? hast thou not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? and till when dost thou not say to the people to turn back from after their brethren?'

בָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑ה (בָּ) ba. “at the”

And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and all the people stand still, and pursue no more after Israel, nor have they added any more to fight.

בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר (בַּ) ba. “on the”

And Abner and his men have gone through the plain all that night, and pass over the Jordan, and go on `through' all Bithron, and come in to Mahanaim.

בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה (בָּֽ) ba. “in the”

and the servants of David have smitten of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men -- they died.

וּבְאַנְשֵׁ֖י (בְ) ve. “among”

And they lift up Asahel, and bury him in the burying-place of his father, which `is' in Beth-Lehem, and they go all the night -- Joab and his men -- and it is light to them in Hebron.

בְּקֶ֣בֶר (בְּ) be. “in”בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “at”

And there are born to David sons in Hebron, and his first-born is Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,

בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”

and the sixth `is' Ithream, of Eglah wife of David; these have been born to David in Hebron.

בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And it cometh to pass, in the war being between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner hath been strengthening himself in the house of Saul,

בִּֽהְיוֹת֙ (בִּֽ) bi “when”בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

And it is displeasing to Abner exceedingly, because of the words of Ish-Bosheth, and he saith, `The head of a dog `am' I -- that in reference to Judah to-day I do kindness with the house of Saul thy father, unto his brethren, and unto his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David -- that thou chargest against me iniquity concerning the woman to-day?

בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he saith, `Good -- I make with thee a covenant; only, one thing I am asking of thee, that is, Thou dost not see my face, except thou dost first bring in Michal, daughter of Saul in thy coming into see my face.'

בְּבֹאֲךָ֖ (בְּ) be. “when”

And David sendeth messengers unto Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, `Give up my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself with a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.'

בְּמֵאָ֖ה (בְּ) be. “for”