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H0559אָמַרa.mar
to sayPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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Though this house is so high, yet shall everyone who passes by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has Yahweh done thus to this land, and to this house?
וְאָמְר֗וּ (אָמְר֗וּ) 'a.me.Ru “people will say”
and they shall answer, Because they forsook Yahweh their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshiped them, and served them: therefore has Yahweh brought all this evil on them.
וְאָמְר֗וּ (אָמְר֗וּ) 'a.me.Ru “they will say”
He said, What cities are these which you have given me, my brother? He called them the land of Cabul to this day.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
She said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts, and of your wisdom.
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (תֹּ֙אמֶר֙) To.mer “she said”
of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon joined to these in love.
אָֽמַר־ 'a.mar- “he had said”
Therefore Yahweh said to Solomon, Because this is done of you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
They arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.
אָ֣מַר 'A.mar “he assigned”
When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then Pharaoh said to him, But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go to your own country? He answered, Nothing: however only let me depart.
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (יֹּ֧אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
He said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces; for thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֨ר 'a.Mar “he says”
and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”
He said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. The people departed.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give you me to return answer to this people?
לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”
They spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”
He said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”
The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shall you tell this people who spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make you it lighter to us; thus shall you speak to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.
לֵאמֹר֒ (אמֹר֒) Mor “saying”תֹאמַ֣ר to.Mar “you will say”לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.
לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”
and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”
When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.
לֵאמֹ֡ר (אמֹ֡ר) Mor “saying”
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”
Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,
אֱמֹ֗ר 'e.Mor “say”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”
Thus says Yahweh, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they listened to the word of Yahweh, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Yahweh.
אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”
Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: see your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh, and said, altar, altar, thus says Yahweh: Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men's bones shall they burn on you.
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”