H0559–אָמַר–a.mar

And the people of Israel said, "Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the LORD?" For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, "He shall be put to death."

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”לֵאמֹ֖ר (אמֹ֖ר) Mor “saying”

And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.

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

And they said, "What one is there of the tribes of Israel that did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah?" And behold, no one had come to the camp from Ja'besh-gil'ead, to the assembly.

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

So the congregation sent thither twelve thousand of their bravest men, and commanded them, "Go and smite the inhabitants of Ja'besh-gil'ead with the edge of the sword; also the women and the little ones.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”

Then the elders of the congregation said, "What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?"

וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ (יֹּֽאמְר֨וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

And they said, "There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.

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

Yet we cannot give them wives of our daughters." For the people of Israel had sworn, "Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin."

לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”

So they said, "Behold, there is the yearly feast of the LORD at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebo'nah."

וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ (יֹּאמְר֡וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “they said”

And they commanded the Benjaminites, saying, "Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,

לֵאמֹ֑ר (אמֹ֑ר) Mor “saying”

And when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, 'Grant them graciously to us; because we did not take for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else you would now be guilty.'"

וְאָמַ֤רְנוּ (אָמַ֤רְנוּ) 'a.Mar.nu “we will say”

And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to her mother's house. Jehovah deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead and with me.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And they said to her, We will certainly return with thee to thy people.

וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־ (תֹּאמַ֖רְנָה) to.Mar.nah- “they said”

And Naomi said, Return, my daughters: why will ye go with me? Are there yet sons in my womb, that they could be your husbands?

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

Return, my daughters, go; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, should I even have a husband to-night, and should I also bear sons,

אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ 'a.Mar.ti “I said”

And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back to her people and to her gods: return after thy sister-in-law.

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (תֹּ֗אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And Ruth said, Do not intreat me to leave thee, to return from [ergänzt: following] after thee; for whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (תֹּ֤אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they came to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the [ergänzt: women] said, Is this Naomi?

וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה (תֹּאמַ֖רְנָה) to.Mar.nah “they [fem] said”

And she said to them, Call me not Naomi -- call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me, I pray, go to the field and glean among the ears of corn after [ergänzt: him] in whose sight I shall find favour. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.

וַתֹּאמֶר֩ (תֹּאמֶר֩) to.Mer “she said”וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (תֹּ֥אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem; and he said to the reapers, Jehovah be with you! And they said to him, Jehovah bless thee!

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ (יֹּ֥אמְרוּ) i.Yo.me.ru “they said”

And Boaz said to his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose maiden is this?

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

And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish maiden who came back with Naomi out of the fields of Moab;

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

and she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers. And she came, and has continued from the morning until now: her sitting in the house has been little as yet.

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (תֹּ֗אמֶר) To.mer “she said”

And Boaz said to Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from here, but keep here with my maidens.

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

Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favour in thine eyes, that thou shouldest regard me, seeing I am a foreigner?

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (תֹּ֣אמֶר) To.mer “she said”