H9003–/ב–b

And again the Edomites came and smote Judah, and carried away captives.

בִיהוּדָ֖ה (בִ) vi. “<in>”

And the Philistines invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the south of Judah, and took Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Socho and its dependent villages, and Timnah and its dependent villages, and Guimzo and its dependent villages; and they dwelt there.

בְּעָרֵ֨י (בְּ) be. “on”

For Jehovah humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah lawless, and transgressed much against Jehovah.

בַּעֲב֖וּר (בַּ) ba. “for”בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה (בִּֽ) bi. “in”בַּיהוָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “against”

And in the time of his trouble he transgressed yet more against Jehovah, this king Ahaz.

וּבְעֵת֙ (בְ) ve. “at”בַּיהוָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “against”

And he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which had smitten him; and he said, Since the gods of the kings of Syria help them, I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

בּוֹ֒ (בּ) b “<in>”

And Ahaz gathered the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and closed the doors of the house of Jehovah, and he made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “at”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger Jehovah the God of his fathers.

וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “in”

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem; but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

בָעִיר֙ (בָ) va. “in the”בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

Hezekiah began to reign being twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Abijah, daughter of Zechariah.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and repaired them.

בַשָּׁנָה֩ (בַ) va. “in the”בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

For our fathers have transgressed, and done evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him and turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and have turned their backs.

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered up burnt-offerings in the sanctuary to the God of Israel.

בַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ (בַ) va. “in the”

Therefore the wrath of Jehovah has been upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to vexation, to desolation, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “with”

And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

בֶּחָ֑רֶב (בֶּ) be. “by the”בַּשְּׁבִ֖י (בַּ) ba. “[are] in <the>”

My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah has chosen you to stand before him, to do service unto him, and to be his ministers and incense-burners.

בָכֶ֞ם (בָ) va. “<in>”

And they gathered their brethren, and hallowed themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

בְּדִבְרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “by”

And the priests went into the inner part of the house of Jehovah to cleanse it, and carried forth all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Jehovah, into the court of the house of Jehovah. And the Levites took it to carry it forth into the brook Kidron.

בְּהֵיכַ֣ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And they began on the first of the first month to hallow, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of Jehovah; and they hallowed the house of Jehovah eight days; and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

בְּאֶחָ֞ד (בְּ) be. “on”וּבְי֧וֹם (בְ) ve. “on”וּבְי֨וֹם (בְ) ve. “on”

and all the vessels that king Ahaz in his reign cast away in his transgression have we prepared and hallowed, and behold, they are before the altar of Jehovah.

בְּמַלְכוּת֛וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמַעֲל֖וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with lutes, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah through his prophets.

בִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙ (בִּ) bi “with”בִּנְבָלִ֣ים (בִּ) bi “with”וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹת (בְ) ve. “with”בְּמִצְוַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “by”בְיַד־ (בְ) ve. “[was] by”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

בִּכְלֵ֣י (בִּ) bi “with”בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “with”

And Hezekiah commanded to offer up the burnt-offering on the altar. And at the moment the burnt-offering began, the song of Jehovah began, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.

וּבְעֵ֞ת (בְ) ve. “at”

And king Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise to Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and bowed their heads and worshipped.

בְּדִבְרֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “with”

And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for the burnt-offering. And the service of the house of Jehovah was set in order.

בְּחֶלְבֵ֧י (בְּ) be. “with”וּבַנְּסָכִ֖ים (בַ) va. “with the”