H9003–/ב–b

And Abijah riseth up on the hill of Zemaraim that `is' in the hill-country of Ephraim, and saith, `Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel!

בְּהַ֣ר (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

`And now, ye are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David, and ye `are' a numerous multitude, and with you calves of gold that Jeroboam hath made to you for gods.

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “in”

`Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

בְּפַ֤ר (בְּ) be. “with”

`As for us, Jehovah `is' our God, and we have not forsaken Him, and priests are ministering to Jehovah, sons of Aaron and the Levites, in the work,

בַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃ (בַּ) ba “[are] in the”

and are making perfume to Jehovah, burnt-offerings morning by morning, and evening by evening, and perfume of spices, and the arrangement of bread `is' on the pure table, and the candlestick of gold, and its lamps, to burn evening by evening, for we are keeping the charge of Jehovah our God, and ye -- ye have forsaken Him.

בַּבֹּֽקֶר־ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּבֹּ֣קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”וּבָעֶֽרֶב־ (בָ) va. “in the”בָּעֶ֣רֶב (בָּ) ba. “in the”בָּעֶ֣רֶב (בָּ) ba. “in the”בָּעֶ֔רֶב (בָּ) ba. “in the”

`And lo, with us -- at `our' head -- `is' God, and His priests and trumpets of shouting to shout against you; O sons of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah, God of your fathers, for ye do not prosper.'

בָרֹ֜אשׁ (בָ) va. “at the”

And Judah turneth, and lo, against them `is' the battle, before and behind, and they cry to Jehovah, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,

בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “on”

and the men of Judah shout -- and it cometh to pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah, that God hath smitten Jeroboam, and all Israel, before Abijah and Judah.

בְּהָרִ֙יעַ֙ (בְּ) be. “when”

And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God giveth them into their hand,

בְּיָדָֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

and Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

בָהֶ֛ם (בָ) va. “among”

And the sons of Israel are humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah are strong, for they have leant on Jehovah, God of their fathers.

בָּעֵ֣ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

And Jeroboam hath not retained power any more in the days of Abijah, and Jehovah smiteth him, and he dieth.

בִּימֵ֣י (בִּ) bi. “in”

and the rest of the matters of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are written in the `Inquiry' of the prophet Iddo.

בְּמִדְרַ֖שׁ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Abijah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead: in his days was the land quiet ten years.

בְּעִ֣יר (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיָמָ֛יו (בְּ) be. “in”

And Asa doth that which is good, and that which is right, in the eyes of Jehovah his God,

בְּעֵינֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”

And he buildeth cities of bulwarks in Judah, for the land hath quiet, and there is no war with him in these years, because Jehovah hath given rest to him.

בִּיהוּדָ֑ה (בִּ) bi. “in”בַּשָּׁנִ֣ים (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And come out unto them doth Zerah the Cushite with a force of a thousand thousand, and chariots three hundred, and he cometh in unto Mareshah,

בְּחַ֙יִל֙ (בְּ) be. “with”

and Asa goeth out before him, and they set battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

בְּגֵ֥יא (בְּ) be. “in”

And Asa calleth unto Jehovah his God, and saith, `Jehovah! it is nothing with Thee to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O Jehovah, our God, for on Thee we have leant, and in Thy name we have come against this multitude; O Jehovah, our God thou `art'; let him not prevail with Thee -- mortal man!

וּבְשִׁמְךָ֣ (בְ) ve. “in”

and smite all the cities round about Gerar, for a fear of Jehovah hath been upon them, and they spoil all the cities, for abundant spoil hath been in them;

בָהֶֽם׃ (בָ) va. “in”

and he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, `Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah `is' with you -- in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;

בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶ֣ם (בִּֽ) bi “when”

and it turneth back in its distress unto Jehovah, God of Israel, and they seek Him, and He is found of them,

בַּצַּר־ (בַּ) ba. “when <the>”

and in those times there is no peace to him who is going out, and to him who is coming in, for many troubles `are' on all the inhabitants of the lands,

וּבָעִתִּ֣ים (בָ) va. “in the”

and they have been beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God hath troubled them with every adversity;

בְּג֖וֹי (בְּ) be. “by”בְּעִ֑יר (בְּ) be. “by”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”

and gathereth all Judah and Benjamin, and the sojourners with them out of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and out of Simeon -- for they have fallen unto him from Israel in abundance, in their seeing that Jehovah his God `is' with him.

בִּרְאֹתָ֕ם (בִּ) bi “when”