H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down.

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (יֹּ֛אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

So he came to the men of Succoth and said, Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, on account of whom you made sport of me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna even now in your hand, that we are to give bread to your army who are overcome with weariness?

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (יֹּ֕אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, Where are the men whom you put to death at Tabor? And they gave answer, As you are, so were they; every one of them was like a king's son.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (יֹּ֗אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙ (יֹּאמרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

And he said, They were my brothers, my mother's sons: by the life of the Lord, if you had kept them safe, I would not put you to death.

וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (יֹּאמַ֕ר) i.yo.Mar “he said”

Then he said to Jether, his oldest son, Up! Put them to death. But the boy did not take out his sword, fearing because he was still a boy.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Up! Put an end to us yourself: for you have a man's strength. Then Gideon got up and put Zebah and Zalmunna to death and took the ornaments which were on their camels' necks.

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (יֹּ֜אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Be our ruler, you and your son and your son's son after him; for you have been our saviour from the hands of Midian.

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

But Gideon said to them, I will not be a ruler over you, and my son will not be a ruler over you: it is the Lord who will be ruler over you.

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

Then Gideon said to them, I have a request to make to you; let every man give me the ear-rings he has taken. (For they had gold ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And they gave answer, We will gladly give them. So they put down a robe, every man dropping into it the ear-rings he had taken.

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

Now Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to his mother's family, and said to them and to all the family of his mother's father,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”

So his mother's family said all this about him in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem: and their hearts were turned to Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.

אָמְר֖וּ 'a.me.Ru “they said”

Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you.

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

One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.

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

But the olive-tree said to them, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees?

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

Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us.

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

But the fig-tree said to them, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “it said”

Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us.

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

But the vine said to them, Am I to give up my wine, which makes glad God and men, to go waving over the trees?

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “it said”

Then all the trees said to the thorn, You come and be king over us.

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

And the thorn said to the trees, If it is truly your desire to make me your king, then come and put your faith in my shade; and if not, may fire come out of the thorn, burning up the cedars of Lebanon.

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

And Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we are to be his servants? Is it not right for the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his captain to be servants to the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem? But why are we to be his serva

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

If only I had authority over this people! I would put Abimelech out of the way, and I would say to Abimelech, Make your army strong, and come out.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (יֹּ֙אמֶר֙) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And he sent to Abimelech at Arumah, saying, See, Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem, and they are working up the town against you.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, See! people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shade of the mountains like men.

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