H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning and he made ready to go away; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, Take a little food to keep up your strength, and then go on your way.

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

So seating themselves they had food and drink, the two of them together; and the girl's father said to the man, If it is your pleasure, take your rest here tonight, and let your heart be glad.

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (יֹּ֜אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

Then early on the morning of the fifth day he got up to go away; but the girl's father said, Keep up your strength; so the two of them had a meal, and the man and his woman and his servant did not go till after the middle of the day.

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

And when they got up to go away, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, Now evening is coming on, so do not go tonight; see, the day is almost gone; take your rest here and let your heart be glad, and tomorrow early, go on your way back to yo

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

When they got near Jebus the day was far gone; and the servant said to his master, Now let us go from our road into this town of the Jebusites and take our night's rest there.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

But his master said to him, We will not go out of our way into a strange town, whose people are not of the children of Israel; but we will go on to Gibeah.

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

And he said to his servant, Come, let us go on to one of these places, stopping for the night in Gibeah or Ramah.

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

And when he saw the traveller in the street of the town, the old man said, Where are you going? and where do you come from?

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And he said to him, We are on our way from Beth-lehem-judah to the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim: I came from there and went to Beth-lehem-judah: now I am on my way back to my house, but no man will take me into his house.

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

And the old man said, Peace be with you; let all your needs be my care; only do not take your rest in the street.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

While they were taking their pleasure at the meal, the good-for-nothing men of the town came round the house, giving blows on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, Send out that man who came to your house, so that we may take o

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (יֹּאמְר֗וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

So the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said, No, my brothers, do not this evil thing; this man has come into my house, and you are not to do him this wrong.

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

And he said to her, Get up and let us be going; but there was no answer; so he took her up and put her on the ass, and went on his way and came to his house.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (יֹּ֧אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And he gave orders to the men whom he sent, saying, This is what you are to say to all the men of Israel, Has ever an act like this been done from the day when the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day? Give thought to it, turning it over in y

וְאָמַר֙ (אָמַר֙) 'a.Mar “he said”

(Now the children of Benjamin had word that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Make clear how this evil thing took place.

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

Then the Levite, the husband of the dead woman, said in answer, I came to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin, I and my servant-wife, for the purpose of stopping there for the night.

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (יֹּאמַ֑ר) i.yo.Mar “he said”

Then all the people got up as one man and said, Not one of us will go to his tent or go back to his house:

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin saying, What is this evil which has been done among you?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And they got up and went up to Beth-el to get directions from God, and the children of Israel said, Who is to be the first to go up to the fight against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah is to go up first.

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

Now the children of Israel went up, weeping before the Lord till evening, requesting the Lord and saying, Am I to go forward again to the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was in his place before it,) and said, Am I still to go on with the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother, or am I to give it up? And the Lord said, Go on; for tomorrow I will give him into

לֵאמֹר֒ (אמֹר֒) Mor “saying”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And the children of Benjamin said, They are giving way before us as at first. But the children of Israel said, Let us go in flight and get them away from the town, into the highways.

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”אָמְר֗וּ 'a.me.Ru “they said”

The men of Israel were to make a turn about in the fight. And Benjamin had overcome and put to death about thirty of the men of Israel, and were saying, Certainly they are falling back before us as in the first fight.

אָמְר֔וּ 'a.me.Ru “they said”

Now the men of Israel had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, Not one of us will give his daughter as a wife to Benjamin.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this fate come on Israel, that today one tribe has been cut off from Israel?

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ) i.Yo.me.Ru “they said”