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And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot; and all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

בְמַעֲלֵ֨ה (בְ) ve. “on”

And one told David, saying: 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' And David said: 'O LORD, I pray Thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.'

בַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים (בַּ) ba. “[is] among the”

Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye shall hear.'

בְּיָדָם֙ (בְּ) be. “by”

And the king said unto Ziba: 'What meanest thou by these?' And Ziba said: 'The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.'

בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And the king said: 'And where is thy master's son?' And Ziba said unto the king: 'Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said: To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.'

בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

Then said the king to Ziba: 'Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth.' And Ziba said: 'I prostrate myself; let me find favour in thy sight, my lord, O king.'

בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ (בָּֽ) ba. “with <the>”

And thus said Shimei when he cursed: 'Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow;

בְּקַֽלְל֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”

the LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “in”בְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָ (בְּ) be. “[are] in”

It may be that the LORD will look on mine eye, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.'

בְּעֵינִ֑י (בְּ) be. “on”

So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “on the”בְּצֵ֨לַע (בְּ) be. “on”בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ (בָּֽ) ba. “with <the>”בֶּעָפָֽר׃ (בֶּ) be. “with <the>”

Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man inquired of the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בִּדְבַ֣ר (בִּ) bi “by”

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְעֵינֵ֖י (בְ) ve. “in”

Then said Absalom: 'Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.'

בְּפִ֖יו (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.'

בַּפַּ֥עַם (בַּ) ba. “at the”

Hushai said moreover: 'Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are embittered in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some place; and it will come to pass, when they fall upon them at the first, and whosoever heareth it shall say: There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom;

בְּאַחַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “in”בְּאַחַ֣ד (בְּ) be. “in”בָּהֶם֙ (בָּ) ba. “among <the>”בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “at the”בָּעָ֕ם (בָּ) ba. “among the”

But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

בַּקְרָֽב׃ (בַּ) ba “in the”

So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one.

בְּאַחַ֤ד (בְּ) be. “in”בּ֛וֹ (בּ֛) b “among”וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “among”

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said: 'The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.' --For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

לְבַעֲב֗וּר (בַ) va. “in”

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying: Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but in any wise pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.'

בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת (בְּ) be. “at”

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; and a maid-servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David; for they might not be seen to come into the city.

בְּעֵין־ (בְּ) be. “at”

But a lad saw them, and told Absalom; and they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down thither.

בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים (בְּ) be. “in”בַּחֲצֵר֖וֹ (בַּ) ba. “in”

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and got him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and strangled himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

בְּקֶ֥בֶר (בְּ) be. “in”

and honey, and curd, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat; for they said: 'The people is hungry, and faint, and thirsty, in the wilderness.'

בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”