H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

Then on the seventh day, before he went into the bride's room, the men of the town said to him, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not been ploughing with my cow you would not have got the answer

וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (יֹּ֣אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

Now a short time after, at the time of the grain-cutting, Samson, taking with him a young goat, went to see his wife; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the bride's room. But her father would not let him go in.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And her father said, It seemed to me that you had only hate for her; so I gave her to your friend: but is not her younger sister fairer than she? so please take her in place of the other.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמֹ֤ר 'a.Mor “certainly <to think>”אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ 'a.Mar.ti “I thought”

Then Samson said to them, This time I will give payment in full to the Philistines, for I am going to do them great evil.

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

Then the Philistines said, Who has done this? And they said, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his friend. So the Philistines came up and had her and her father's house burned.

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

And Samson said to them, If you go on like this, truly I will take my full payment from you; and that will be the end of it.

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

And the men of Judah said, Why have you come up against us? And they said, We have come up to take Samson, and to do to him as he has done to us.

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

Then three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to m

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (יֹּאמְר֣וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

Then they said to him, We have come down to take you and give you up into the hands of the Philistines. And Samson said to them, Give me your oath that you will not make an attack on me yourselves.

וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (יֹּ֤אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And they said, No; we will take you and give you up into their hands, but truly we will not put you to death. So knotting two new cords round him they took him up from the rock.

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ (יֹּ֧אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

And Samson said, With a red ass's mouth-bone I have made them red with blood, with a red ass's mouth-bone I have sent destruction on a thousand men.

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

After this, he was in great need of water, and crying out to the Lord, he said, You have given this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and now need of water will be my death; and I will be given into the hands of this people who are without cir

וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (יֹּאמַ֔ר) i.yo.Mar “he said”

And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him and see what is the secret of his great strength, and how we may get the better of him, and put bands on him, so that we may make him feeble; and every one

וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ (יֹּ֨אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”

So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.

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

Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands?

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man.

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

So Delilah took new thick cords, knotting them tightly round him, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And men were waiting secretly in the inner room. And the cords were broken off his arms like threads.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (תֹּ֨אמֶר) To.mer “she said”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

So while he was sleeping she got the seven twists of his hair worked into her cloth and fixed with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. Then awaking from his sleep, he got up quickly, pulling up cloth and machine together.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “she said”תֹּאמַ֣ר to.Mar “will you say”

And opening all his heart to her, he said to her, My head has never been touched by a blade, for I have been separate to God from the day of my birth: if my hair is cut off, then my strength will go from me and I will become feeble, and will be like any

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

And when Delilah saw that he had let her see into his heart, she sent word to the chiefs of the Philistines saying, Come up this time, for he has let out all his heart to me. Then the chiefs of the Philistines came to her, with the money in their hands.

לֵאמֹר֙ (אמֹר֙) Mor “saying”