H9003–/ב–b

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, for nine years.

בִּשְׁנַת֙ (בִּ) bi “in”בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן (בְ) ve. “in”

And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and sent up no present to the king of Assyria as [ergänzt: he had done] from year to year. And the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.

בְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַ (בְּ) be. “in”בְשָׁנָ֑ה (בְ) ve. “in”

And the king of Assyria overran the whole land, and went up against Samaria, and besieged it three years.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (בִּ) bi “in”בַּחְלַ֧ח (בַּ) ba “in”וּבְחָב֛וֹר (בְ) ve. “on”

and they walked in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

בְּחֻקּ֣וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

And the children of Israel did secretly against Jehovah their God things that were not right; and they built them high places in all their cities, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

and there they burned incense on all the high places, as did the nations that Jehovah had carried away from before them, and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “at”

And Jehovah testified against Israel and against Judah, by all the prophets, all the seers, saying, Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through my servants the prophets.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (בְּ) be. “<in>”וּבִיהוּדָ֡ה (בִ) vi. “<in>”בְּיַד֩ (בְּ) be. “by”בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “by”

But they would not hear, and hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in Jehovah their God.

בַּֽיהוָ֖ה (בַּֽ) ba. “in”

And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant which he had made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he had testified unto them; and they followed vanity and became vain, and [ergänzt: went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.

בָּ֑ם (בָּ֑) Ba “<in>”

and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

בָּאֵ֔שׁ (בָּ) ba. “in the”בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there remained but the tribe of Judah only.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (בְּ) be. “with”

Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they had made.

בְּחֻקּ֥וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel; and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “<in>”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them:

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

until Jehovah had removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets; and Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day.

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “by”

And the king of Assyria brought [ergänzt: people] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and made them dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in its cities.

בְּעָרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah; and Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed [ergänzt: some] of them.

בִּתְחִלַּת֙ (בִּ) bi “at”בָּהֶם֙ (בָּ) ba. “among”בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “in”

And they spoke to the king of Assyria saying, The nations that thou hast removed and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria know not the manner of the god of the land; therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the god of the land.

בְּעָרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בָּ֣ם (בָּ֣) ba “among”

Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and abode in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.

בְּבֵֽית־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt.

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “in”

and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.

בָּאֵ֔שׁ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves from all classes of them priests of the high places, who offered [ergänzt: sacrifices] for them in the houses of the high places.

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

but Jehovah alone, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched-out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.

בְּכֹ֧חַ (בְּ) be. “with”וּבִזְר֥וֹעַ (בִ) vi “by”