H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. And [ergänzt: the king] said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah: why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And Elisha said, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith Jehovah: To-morrow about this time shall the measure of fine flour be at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”

And the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in the heavens, would this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

וַיֹּאמַר֒ (יֹּאמַר֒) i.yo.Mar “he said”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we abide here until we die?

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

If we say, Let us enter into the city, the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we abide here, we shall die. And now come, let us fall away to the camp of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they put us to death, we shall but die.

אָמַרְנוּ֩ 'a.mar.Nu “we said”

For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, a noise of a great host; and they said one to another, Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ (יֹּאמְר֞וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

And they said one to another, We are not doing right; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, the iniquity will find us out; and now come, let us go and tell the king's household.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ (יֹּאמְרוּ֩) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

And they came and called to the porters of the city, and told them saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one there, no sound of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And the king rose up in the night and said to his servants, Let me tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry, and they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And one of his servants answered and said, Let some one take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that have perished), and let us send and see.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And they took two chariots with their horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

לֵאמֹ֖ר (אמֹ֖ר) Mor “saying”

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king saying, Two measures of barley shall be at a shekel, and the measure of fine flour at a shekel, to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And the captain answered the man of God and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in the heavens, would such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

וַיֹּאמַר֒ (יֹּאמַר֒) i.yo.Mar “he said”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, Rise up and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn; for Jehovah has called for a famine, and it shall also come upon the land for seven years.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

And the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha has done.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And it came to pass as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

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

And the king asked the woman, and she told him. And the king appointed a certain chamberlain, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the revenue of the land since the day that she left the country even until now.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-Hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him saying, The man of God is come hither.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in thy hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of Jehovah by him, saying, Shall I recover from this disease?

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And Hazael went to meet him, and took with him a present, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden; and he came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-Hadad king of Syria has sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover from this disease?

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou wilt certainly recover. But Jehovah has shewn me that he shall certainly die.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אֱמָר־ 'e.mor- “say”

And Hazael said, Why does my lord weep? And he said, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou kill with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their children, and rip up their women with child.

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

And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha said, Jehovah has shewn me that thou wilt be king over Syria.

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

And he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, What did Elisha say to thee? And he said, He told me [ergänzt: that] thou wouldest certainly recover.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמַ֥ר 'a.Mar “did he say”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָ֥מַר 'A.mar “he said”

But Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he had promised him to give him always a lamp for his sons.

אָֽמַר־ 'a.mar- “he had said”