H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

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

then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' houses, and said unto them: 'Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.'

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (יֹּאמְר֤וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, said unto them: 'Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the kin

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

For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; because we had spoken unto the king, saying: 'The hand of our God is upon all them that seek Him, for good; but His power and His wrath is again

אָמַ֨רְנוּ 'a.Mar.nu “we had said”לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

And I said unto them: 'Ye are holy unto the LORD, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering unto the LORD, the God of your fathers.

וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (אֹמְרָ֣) 'o.me.Ra “I said”

Now when these things were done, the princes drew near unto me, saying: 'The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, th

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

and I said: 'O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to Thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens.

וָאֹמְרָ֗ה (אֹמְרָ֗) 'o.me.Ra “I said”

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken Thy commandments,

נֹּאמַ֥ר no.Mar “will we say”

which Thou hast commanded by Thy servants the prophets, saying: The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, wherewith they have filled it from one end to an

לֵאמֹר֒ (אמֹר֒) Mor “saying”

And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra: 'We have broken faith with our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

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

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them: 'Ye have broken faith, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.

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

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice: 'As thou hast said, so it is for us to do.

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (יֹּאמְר֖וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

And they said unto me: 'The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach; the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.'

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮ (יֹּאמְרוּ֮) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

and said: 'I beseech Thee, O LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awful God, that keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments;

וָאֹמַ֗ר (אֹמַ֗ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

Remember, I beseech Thee, the word that Thou didst command Thy servant Moses, saying: If ye deal treacherously, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples;

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And the king said unto me: 'Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart.' Then I was very sore afraid.

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

And I said unto the king: 'Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?'

וָאֹמַ֣ר (אֹמַ֣ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

Then the king said unto me: 'For what dost thou make request?' So I prayed to the God of heaven.

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

And I said unto the king: 'If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.'

וָאֹמַ֣ר (אֹמַ֣ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

And the king said unto me, the queen also sitting by him: 'For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return?' So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

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

Moreover I said unto the king: 'If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;

וָאוֹמַר֮ (אוֹמַר֮) 'o.Mar “I said”

Then said I unto them: 'Ye see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire; come and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.'

וָאוֹמַ֣ר (אוֹמַ֣ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

And I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also of the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said: 'Let us rise up and build.' So they strengthened their hands for the good work.

אָֽמַר־ 'a.mar- “he had spoken”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said: 'What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?'

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (יֹּאמְר֗וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

Then answered I them, and said unto them: 'The God of heaven, He will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build; but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.'

וָאוֹמַ֤ר (אוֹמַ֤ר) 'o.Mar “I said”