H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

And I said to them, Do not let the doors of Jerusalem be open till the sun is high; and while the watchmen are in their places, let the doors be shut and locked: and let the people of Jerusalem be put on watch, every one in his watch, opposite his house.

וָאֹמַ֣ר (אֹמַ֣ר) i.yo.mer “I said”

And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by the Urim and Thummim.

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

And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their towns. And all the people came together like one man into the wide place in front of the water-doorway; and they made a request to Ezra the scribe that he would put before them the boo

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

And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; let there be no sorrow or weeping; for all the people were weeping o

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

Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is yo

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

So the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.

לֵאמֹ֣ר (אמֹ֣ר) Mor “saying”

And that they were to give out an order, and make it public in all their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, Go out to the mountain and get olive branches and branches of field olives and of myrtle, and palm branches and branches of thick trees, to make tent

לֵאמֹר֒ (אמֹר֒) Mor “saying”

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, Get up and give praise to the Lord your God for ever and ever. Praise be to your great name which is lifted up high over all blessing and praise.

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

And you gave them bread from heaven when they were in need, and made water come out of the rock for their drink, and gave them orders to go in and take for their heritage the land which your hand had been lifted up to give them.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “you said”

Even when they had made for themselves an ox of metal, and said, This is your God who took you up out of Egypt, and had done so much to make you angry;

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ) i.Yo.me.Ru “they had said”

And you made their children as great in number as the stars of heaven, and took them into the land, of which you had said to their fathers that they were to go in and take it for themselves.

אָמַ֥רְתָּ 'a.Mar.ta “you had said”

Then I gave orders, and they made the rooms clean: and I put back in them the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offerings and the perfume.

וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה (אֹ֣מְרָ֔) 'O.me.Ra “I said”

Then I made protests to the chiefs, and said, Why has the house of God been given up? And I got them together and put them in their places.

וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה (אֹ֣מְרָ֔) 'O.me.Ra “I said”

Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?

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

And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the doors to be shut and not to be open again till after the Sabbath: and I put some of my servants by the door so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath

וָאֹֽמְרָה֙ (אֹֽמְרָ) 'o.me.Ra “I said”וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה (אֹ֣מְרָ֔) 'O.me.Ra “I said”

Then I gave witness against them and said, Why are you waiting all night by the wall? if you do so again I will have you taken prisoners. From that time they did not come again on the Sabbath.

וָאֹמְרָ֤ה (אֹמְרָ֤) 'o.me.Ra “I said”

And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.

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

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven unsexed servants who were waiting before Ahasuerus the king,

אָמַ֡ר 'a.Mar “he said”

And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, (for this was the king's way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions:

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

And before the king and the captains, Memucan gave his answer: Vashti the queen has done wrong, not only to the king, but to all the captains and to all the peoples in all the divisions of the kingdom of King Ahasuerus;

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

For news of what the queen has done will come to the ears of all women, and they will no longer give respect to their husbands when it is said to them, King Ahasuerus gave orders for Vashti the queen to come before him and she came not.

בְּאָמְרָ֗ם (אָמְרָ֗) 'a.me.Ra “will say”אָמַ֞ר 'a.Mar “he said”

And the wives of the captains of Persia and Media, hearing what the queen has done, will say the same to all the king's captains. So there will be much shame and wrath.

תֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀ to.Mar.nah “they will say”

Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king:

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (יֹּאמְר֥וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

And in this way the girl went in to the king; whatever she had a desire for was given to her to take with her from the women's house into the house of the king.

תֹּאמַ֜ר to.Mar “she said”

Now when the time came for Esther, the daughter of Abihail, his father's brother, whom Mordecai had taken as his daughter, to go in to the king, she made request for nothing but what Hegai, the king's servant and keeper of the women, had given her. And E

יֹאמַ֛ר yo.Mar “he said”