H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned com

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

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Such is their building that if a fox goes up it, their stone wall will be broken down.

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

And Judah said, The strength of the workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.

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

And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (יֹּאמְר֣וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.

וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (יֹּ֤אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”

And after looking, I got up and said to the great ones and to the chiefs and to the rest of the people, Have no fear of them: keep in mind the Lord who is great and greatly to be feared, and take up arms for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters,

וָאֹמַ֞ר (אֹמַ֞ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:

וָאֹמַ֞ר (אֹמַ֞ר) 'o.Mar “I said”

And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.

אָמַ֣רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs.

אֹמְרִ֔ים 'o.me.Rim “[were] saying”

And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need.

אֹמְרִ֔ים 'o.me.Rim “[were] saying”

And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.

אֹמְרִ֔ים 'o.me.Rim “[were] saying”

And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.

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

And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free, who were servants and prisoners of the nations: and would you now give up your brothers for a price, and are they to become our property? Then they said

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

And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us?

וָאוֹמַ֕ר (אוֹמַ֕ר) i.yo.mer “I said”

Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (יֹּאמְר֣וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”אוֹמֵ֑ר 'o.Mer “[are] saying”

And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement; even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. And all the meeting of the people said, So be it, and gave praise t

וָֽאֹמְרָ֡ה (אֹמְרָ֡) 'o.me.Ra “I said”וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (יֹּאמְר֨וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

Sanballat and Geshem sent to me saying, Come, let us have a meeting in one of the little towns in the lowland of Ono. But their purpose was to do me evil.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And I sent men to them saying, I am doing a great work, so that it is not possible for me to come down: is the work to be stopped while I go away from it and come down to you?

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And in it these words were recorded: It is said among the nations, and Geshem says so, that you and the Jews are hoping to make yourselves free from the king's authority; and that this is why you are building the wall: and they say that it is your purpos

אֹמֵ֔ר 'o.Mer “[is] saying”

And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say are being done, they are only a fiction you have made up yourself.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”אוֹמֵ֑ר 'o.Mer “[are] saying”

For they were hoping to put fear in us, saying, Their hands will become feeble and give up the work so that it may not get done. But now, O God, make my hands strong.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And I went to the house of Shemaiah, the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us have a meeting in the house of God, inside the Temple, and let the doors be shut: for they will come to put you to death; truly, in the ni

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

And I said, Am I the sort of man to go in flight? what man, in my position, would go into the Temple to keep himself safe? I will not go in.

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

And they said much before me of the good he had done, and gave him accounts of my words. And Tobiah sent letters with the purpose of causing me fear.

אֹמְרִים֙ 'o.me.Rim “telling”