H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go."

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

So the two men sat and ate and drank together; and the girl's father said to the man, "Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry."

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

And on the fifth day he arose early in the morning to depart; and the girl's father said, "Strengthen your heart, and tarry until the day declines." So they ate, both of them.

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

And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Behold, now the day has waned toward evening; pray tarry all night. Behold, the day draws to its close; lodge here and let your heart be merry; and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home."

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

When they were near Jebus, the day was far spent, and the servant said to his master, "Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jeb'usites, and spend the night in it."

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

And his master said to him, "We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel; but we will pass on to Gib'e-ah."

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

And he said to his servant, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night at Gib'e-ah or at Ramah."

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

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfarer in the open square of the city; and the old man said, "Where are you going? and whence do you come?"

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

And he said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of E'phraim, from which I come. I went to Bethlehem in Judah; and I am going to my home; and nobody takes me into his house.

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

And the old man said, "Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants; only, do not spend the night in the square."

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

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, base fellows, beset the house round about, beating on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (יֹּאמְר֗וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brethren, do not act so wickedly; seeing that this man has come into my house, do not do this vile thing.

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

He said to her, "Get up, let us be going." But there was no answer. Then he put her upon the ass; and the man rose up and went away to his home.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (יֹּ֧אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And all who saw it said, "Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak."

וְאָמַר֙ (אָמַר֙) 'a.Mar “he said”

(Now the Benjaminites heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the people of Israel said, "Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?"

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

And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "I came to Gib'e-ah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (יֹּאמַ֑ר) i.yo.Mar “he said”

And all the people arose as one man, saying, "We will not any of us go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What wickedness is this that has taken place among you?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, "Which of us shall go up first to battle against the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up first."

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And the people of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, "Shall we again draw near to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Go up against them."

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

and Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, "Shall we yet again go out to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites, or shall we cease?" And the LORD said, "Go up; for tomorrow I will give them into your hand."

לֵאמֹר֒ (אמֹר֒) Mor “saying”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (יֹּ֤אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”

And the Benjaminites said, "They are routed before us, as at the first." But the men of Israel said, "Let us flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways."

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

the men of Israel should turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to smite and kill about thirty men of Israel; they said, "Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle."

אָמְר֔וּ 'a.me.Ru “they said”

Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, "No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin."

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And they said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"

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