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H0559אָמַרa.mar
to sayPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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Then the representatives came back again, and said, These are the words of Ben-hadad: I sent to you saying, Give up to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children;
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ) i.Yo.me.Ru “they said”אָמַ֥ר 'a.Mar “he says”לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”
Then the king of Israel sent for all the responsible men of the land, and said, Now will you take note and see the evil purpose of this man: he sent for my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I did not keep them back.
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And all the responsible men and the people said to him, Do not give attention to him or do what he says.
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (יֹּאמְר֥וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”
So he said to the representatives of Ben-hadad, Say to my lord the king, All the orders you sent the first time I will do; but this thing I may not do. And the representatives went back with this answer.
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (יֹּ֜אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אִמְר֞וּ 'im.Ru “say”
Then Ben-hadad sent to him, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if there is enough of the dust of Samaria for all the people at my feet to take some in their hands.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And the king of Israel said in answer, Say to him, The time for loud talk is not when a man is putting on his arms, but when he is taking them off.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Now when this answer was given to Ben-hadad, he was drinking with the kings in the tents, and he said to his men, Take up your positions. So they put themselves in position for attacking the town.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then a prophet came up to Ahab, king of Israel, and said, The Lord says, Have you seen all this great army? See, I will give it into your hands today, and you will see that I am the Lord.
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”
And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, The Lord says, By the servants of the chiefs who are over the divisions of the land. Then he said, By whom is the fighting to be started? And he made answer, By you.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (יֹּ֛אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And the servants of the chiefs who were over the divisions of the land went forward first; and when Ben-hadad sent out, they gave him the news, saying, Men have come out from Samaria.
לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”
And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, take them living.
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (יֹּ֛אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then the prophet came up to the king of Israel, and said to him, Now make yourself strong, and take care what you do, or a year from now the king of Aram will come up against you again.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then the king of Aram's servants said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; that is why they were stronger than we: but if we make an attack on them in the lowlands, we will certainly be stronger than they.
אָמְר֣וּ 'a.me.Ru “they said”
And a man of God came up and said to the king of Israel, The Lord says, Because the Aramaeans have said, The Lord is a god of the hills and not of the valleys; I will give all this great army into your hands, and you will see that I am the Lord.
וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (יֹּאמֶר֮) i.yo.Mer “he said”וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (יֹּ֜אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”אָמְר֤וּ 'a.me.Ru “they have said”
Then his servants said to him, It is said that the kings of Israel are full of mercy: let us then put on haircloth, and cords on our heads, and go to the king of Israel; it may be that he will give you your life.
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (יֹּאמְר֣וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”
So they put on haircloth, and cords on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, Your servant Ben-hadad says, Let me now keep my life. And he said, Is he still living? he is my brother.
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ) i.Yo.me.Ru “they said”אָמַ֖ר 'a.Mar “he says”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (יֹּ֛אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Now the men took it as a sign, and quickly took up his words; and they said, Ben-hadad is your brother. Then he said, Go and get him. So Ben-hadad came out to him and he made him get up into his carriage.
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (יֹּ֖אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And Ben-hadad said to him, The towns my father took from your father I will give back; and you may make streets for yourself in Damascus as my father did in Samaria. And as for me, at the price of this agreement you will let me go. So he made an agreemen
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbour by the word of the Lord, Give me a wound. But the man would not.
אָמַ֧ר 'a.Mar “he said”
Then he said to him, Because you have not given ear to the voice of the Lord, straight away when you have gone from me a lion will put you to death. And when he had gone, straight away a lion came rushing at him and put him to death.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
Then he came across another man, and said, Give me a wound. And the man gave him a blow wounding him.
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (יֹּ֖אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And when the king went by, crying out to him he said, Your servant went out into the fight; and a man came out to me with another man and said, Keep this man: if by any chance he gets away, your life will be the price of his life, or you will have to giv
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (יֹּ֜אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”
But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
And he said to him, These are the words of the Lord: Because you have let go from your hands the man whom I had put to the curse, your life will be taken for his life, and your people for his people.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”
And Ahab said to Naboth, Give me your vine-garden so that I may have it for a garden of sweet plants, for it is near my house; and let me give you a better vine-garden in exchange, or, if it seems good to you, let me give you its value in money.
לֵאמֹר֩׀ (אמֹר֩) Mor “saying”