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H0559אָמַרa.mar
to sayPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said unto the priest: 'Withdraw thy hand.'
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (יֹּ֧אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And the men of Israel were distressed that day; but Saul adjured the people, saying: 'Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies.' So none of the people tasted food.
לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”
Then answered one of the people, and said: 'Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying: Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.'
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”
Then said Jonathan: 'My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, how mine eyes are brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then they told Saul, saying: 'Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood.' And he said: 'Ye have dealt treacherously; roll a great stone unto me this day.'
לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And Saul said: 'Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them: Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood.' And all the people brought every man
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם (אֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם) 'a.mar.Tem “you will say”
And Saul said: 'Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them.' And they said: 'Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee.' Then said the priest: 'Let us draw near hither unto God.'
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ) i.Yo.me.Ru “people said”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And Saul said: 'Draw nigh hither, all ye chiefs of the people; and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then said he unto all Israel: 'Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.' And the people said unto Saul: 'Do what seemeth good unto thee.'
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (יֹּאמְר֤וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”
Therefore Saul said unto the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Declare the right.' And Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot; but the people escaped.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And Saul said: 'Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.' And Jonathan was taken.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then Saul said to Jonathan: 'Tell me what thou hast done.' And Jonathan told him, and said: 'I did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; here am I: I will die.'
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (יֹּאמֶר֩) i.yo.Mer “he said”
And Saul said: 'God do so and more also; thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.'
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And the people said unto Saul: 'Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it; as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day.' So the people rescued J
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “it said”
And Samuel said unto Saul: 'The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over His people, over Israel; now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.
אָמַר֙ 'a.Mar “he says”
And Saul said unto the Kenites: 'Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt.' So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying:
לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”
And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying: 'Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he is setting him up a monument, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.'
לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him: 'Blessed be thou of the LORD; I have performed the commandment of the LORD.'
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (יֹּ֧אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And Samuel said: 'What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?'
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And Saul said: 'They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.'
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then Samuel said unto Saul: 'Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night.' And he said unto him: 'Say on.'
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.yo.me.ru “he said”
And Samuel said: 'Though thou be little in thine own sight, art thou not head of the tribes of Israel? And the LORD anointed thee king over Israel;
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
and the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said: Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”