H9003–/ב–b

And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth off the half of their beard, and cutteth off their long robes in the midst -- unto their buttocks, and sendeth them away;

בַּחֵ֖צִי (בַּ) ba. “at the”

and they declare `it' to David, and he sendeth to meet them, for the men have been greatly ashamed, and the king saith, `Abide in Jericho till your beard doth spring up -- then ye have returned.'

בִֽירֵח֔וֹ (בִֽ) vi. “at”

And the Bene-Ammon see that they have been abhorred by David, and the Bene-Ammon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob, and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah `with' a thousand men, and Ish-Tob `with' twelve thousand men;

בְּדָוִ֑ד (בְּ) be. “with”

And the Bene-Ammon come out, and set battle in array, at the opening of the gate, and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-Tob, and Maacah, `are' by themselves in the field;

בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “[were] in the”

and the rest of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and setteth in array to meet the Bene-Ammon.

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “in”

be strong and strengthen thyself for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'

בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who `are' with him, to battle against Aram, and they flee from his presence;

בַּֽאֲרָ֑ם (בַּֽ) ba. “in”

And it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the year -- at the time of the going out of the messengers -- that David sendeth Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they destroy the Bene-Ammon, and lay siege against Rabbah. And David is dwelling in Jerusalem,

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

And Uriah saith unto David, `The ark, and Israel, and Judah, are abiding in booths, and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, on the face of the field are encamping; and I -- I go in unto my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife! -- thy life, and the life of thy soul -- if I do this thing.'

בַּסֻּכּ֗וֹת (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

And David saith unto Uriah, `Abide in this `place' also to-day, and to-morrow I send thee away;' and Uriah abideth in Jerusalem, on that day, and on the morrow,

בָּזֶ֛ה (בָּ) ba. “in”בִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם (בִ) vi. “in”בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

and David calleth for him, and he eateth before him, and drinketh, and he causeth him to drink, and he goeth out in the evening to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, and unto his house he hath not gone down.

בָעֶ֗רֶב (בָ) va. “in the”בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙ (בְּ) be. “on”

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that David writeth a letter unto Joab, and sendeth by the hand of Uriah;

בַבֹּ֔קֶר (בַ) va. “in the”בְּיַ֥ד (בְּ) be. “by”

and he writeth in the letter, saying, `Place ye Uriah over-against the front of the severest battle, and ye have turned back from after him, and he hath been smitten, and hath died.'

בַּסֵּ֖פֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And it cometh to pass in Joab's watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men `are';

בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר (בִּ) bi “when”

Who smote Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast on him a piece of a rider from the wall, and he dieth in Thebez? why drew ye nigh unto the wall? that thou hast said, Also thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.'

בְּתֵבֵ֔ץ (בְּ) be. “in”

And David saith unto the messenger, `Thus dost thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing be evil in thine eyes; for thus and thus doth the sword devour; strengthen thy warfare against the city, and throw it down -- and strengthen thou him.'

בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

and the mourning passeth by, and David sendeth and gathereth her unto his house, and she is to him for a wife, and beareth to him a son; and the thing which David hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: `Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

בְּעִ֣יר (בְּ) be. “in”

And the poor one hath nothing, Except one little ewe-lamb, Which he hath bought, and keepeth alive, And it groweth up with him, And with his sons together; Of his morsel it eateth, And from his cup it drinketh, And in his bosom it lieth, And it is to him as a daughter;

וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ (בְ) ve. “in”

And the anger of David burneth against the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Nathan, `Jehovah liveth, surely a son of death `is' the man who is doing this,

בָּאִ֖ישׁ (בָּ) ba. “on the”

and I give to thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and I give to thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if little, then I add to thee such and such `things'.

בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

`Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do the evil thing in His eyes? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten by the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to thee for a wife, and him thou hast slain by the sword of the Bene-Ammon.

בְּעֵינַי֒ (בְּ) be. “in”בַחֶ֔רֶב (בַ) va. “with the”בְּחֶ֖רֶב (בְּ) be. “with”

for thou hast done `it' in secret, and I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'

בַסָּ֑תֶר (בַ) va. “in <the>”

only, because thou hast caused the enemies of Jehovah greatly to despise by this thing, also the son who is born to thee doth surely die.'

בַּדָּבָ֖ר (בַּ) ba. “by the”

and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.

בַּשָּׂק (בַּ) ba. “in the”