H9003–/ב–b

And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and the swift of foot shall not escape, and he that rideth the horse shall not deliver his soul;

בְּרַגְלָ֖יו (בְּ) be. “on”

and he that is stout-hearted among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Jehovah.

בַּגִּבּוֹרִ֑ים (בַּ) ba. “among the”בַּיּוֹם־ (בַּ) ba “on the”

Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he have taken nothing?

בַּיַּ֔עַר (בַּ) ba “in the”

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and Jehovah not have done [ergänzt: it]?

בְּעִ֔יר (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעִ֔יר (בְּ) be. “in”

Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great uproar in the midst thereof, and the oppressions that are within her:

בְּאַשְׁדּ֔וֹד (בְּ) be. “in”בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

and they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and plunder in their palaces.

בְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

Thus saith Jehovah: Like as the shepherd rescueth out of the jaw of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and upon the damask of a bed.

בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”בִּפְאַ֥ת (בִּ) bi “with”וּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁק (בִ) vi “with”

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “<in>”

that in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

בְּי֛וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say to their lords, Bring, and let us drink:

בְּהַ֣ר (בְּ) be. “[are] on”

the Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that behold, days shall come upon you, when he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fish-hooks;

בְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “by”בְּצִנּ֔וֹת (בְּ) be. “with”בְּסִיר֥וֹת (בְּ) be. “with”

And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet ye have not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece [ergänzt: of land] was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

בְּע֨וֹד (בְּ) be. “in”

I have smitten you with blasting and mildew; the palmer-worm hath devoured the multitude of your gardens, and your vineyards, and your fig-trees and your olive-trees: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒ (בַ) vai. “with <the>”

I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, taking away captive your horses; and I made the stench of your camps to come up, even into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

בָכֶ֥ם (בָ) va. “among”בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (בְּ) be. “in”בַחֶ֙רֶב֙ (בַ) va. “by the”וּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔ם (בְ) ve. “in”

I have overthrown among you, like God's overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

בָכֶ֗ם (בָ) va. “among”

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

בַשַּׁ֖עַר (בַ) va. “in the”

Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them.

בָ֑ם (בָ֑) Va “in”

For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside [ergänzt: the right of] the needy in the gate.

בַּשַּׁ֥עַר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.

בָּעֵ֥ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

בַשַּׁ֖עַר (בַ) va. “in the”

Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all broadways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “[will be] in”וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “in”

And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “[will be] in”בְּקִרְבְּךָ֖ (בְּ) be. “in”

I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell [ergänzt: a sweet odour] in your solemn assemblies.

בְּעַצְּרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”