H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.

וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (יֹּ֣אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.

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

And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”אָמֹ֤ר 'a.Mor “certainly <to think>”אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ 'a.Mar.ti “I thought”

And Samson said unto them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.

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

Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they said, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he hath taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

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

And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

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

And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they said, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

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

Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (יֹּאמְר֣וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (יֹּ֤אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ (יֹּ֧אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men.

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

And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.

וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (יֹּאמַ֔ר) i.yo.Mar “he said”

[ergänzt: And it was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, [ergänzt: Let be] till morning light, then we will kill him.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred [ergänzt: pieces] of silver.

וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ (יֹּ֨אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.

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

Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.

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

So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And the liers-in-wait were abiding in the inner chamber. And he brake them off his arms like a thread.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (תֹּ֨אמֶר) To.mer “she said”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (יֹּ֣אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam, and the web.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “she said”תֹּאמַ֣ר to.Mar “will you say”

And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

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

And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath told me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought the money in their hand.

לֵאמֹר֙ (אמֹר֙) Mor “saying”