H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' [supplied: houses], and said to them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as you do; and we sacrifice to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (יֹּאמְר֤וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' [supplied: houses] of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to Yahweh, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (יֹּאמֶר֩) i.yo.Mer “he said”

For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.

אָמַ֨רְנוּ 'a.Mar.nu “we had said”לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

I said to them, You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.

וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (אֹמְרָ֣) 'o.me.Ra “I said”

Now when these things were done, the princes drew near to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, [supplied: doing] according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

and I said, my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up to the heavens.

וָאֹמְרָ֗ה (אֹמְרָ֗) 'o.me.Ra “I said”

Now, our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,

נֹּאמַ֥ר no.Mar “will we say”

which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, The land, to which you go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness:

לֵאמֹר֒ (אמֹר֒) Mor “saying”

Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, As you have said concerning us, so must we do.

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (יֹּאמְר֖וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

They said to me, The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates of it are burned with fire.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮ (יֹּאמְרוּ֮) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

and said, I beg you, Yahweh, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments:

וָאֹמַ֗ר (אֹמַ֗ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

Remember, I beg you, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, If you trespass, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples:

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

The king said to me, Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (יֹּאמֶר֩) i.yo.Mer “he said”

I said to the king, Let the king live forever: why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and the gates of it are consumed with fire?

וָאֹמַ֣ר (אֹמַ֣ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

Then the king said to me, For what do you make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

I said to the king, If it please the king, and if your servant have found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may build it.

וָאֹמַ֣ר (אֹמַ֣ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

The king said to me (the queen also sitting by him), For how long shall your journey be? and when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (יֹּאמֶר֩) i.yo.Mer “he said”

Moreover I said to the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah;

וָאוֹמַר֮ (אוֹמַר֮) 'o.Mar “I said”

Then said I to them, You see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and the gates of it are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

וָאוֹמַ֣ר (אוֹמַ֣ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me, as also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for the good [supplied: work].

אָֽמַר־ 'a.mar- “he had spoken”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? will you rebel against the king?

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (יֹּאמְר֗וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

Then answered I them, and said to them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

וָאוֹמַ֤ר (אוֹמַ֤ר) 'o.Mar “I said”