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Hebrew wordlink #264413

OSHB Psa 118:3 יֹאמְרוּ (yoʼmərū) Strongs=559 Lemma=‘אָמַר’
contextual word gloss=‘Let_them_say’ word gloss=‘Say’
Morphology=Vqj3mp PoS=qal_verb Type=jussive Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural
Year=-1042

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Other uses (3) of identical word form יֹאמְרוּ (Morphology=Vqj3mp PoS=qal_verb Type=jussive Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יֹאמְרוּ’ (Morphology=Vqj3mp PoS=qal_verb Type=jussive Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural) has 2 different glosses: ‘let_them_say’, ‘may_they_say’.

PSA 35:25 contextual word gloss=‘let_them_say’ word gloss=‘say’ OSHB PSA 35:25 word 2

OET-LV: 25 Not let _them _say in_their _of_heart aha desire _of_our not may _they _say we_have _swallowed _him. (PSA_35:25)

OET-RV: 25 Don’t let them say to themselves, “Aha, we got what we wanted.”
⇔ ≈ Don’t let them say, “We’ve obliterated him.” (PSA 35:25)

PSA 35:25 contextual word gloss=‘may_they_say’ word gloss=‘say’ OSHB PSA 35:25 word 7

OET-LV: 25 Not let _them _say in_their _of_heart aha desire _of_our not may _they _say we_have _swallowed _him. (PSA_35:25)

OET-RV: 25 Don’t let them say to themselves, “Aha, we got what we wanted.”
⇔ ≈ Don’t let them say, “We’ve obliterated him.” (PSA 35:25)

PSA 118:4 contextual word gloss=‘let_them_say’ word gloss=‘say’ OSHB PSA 118:4 word 1

OET-LV: 4 Let _them _say please those_fearing _of (of)_YHWH if/because _that is_forever loyalty _of_his _covenant. (PSA_118:4)

OET-RV: 4 Let Yahweh’s loyal followers say,
⇔ “His loyal commitment endures forever.” (PSA 118:4)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘אָמַר’’ have 15 different glosses: ‘let_them_say’, ‘may_they_say’, ‘people_said’, ‘people_say’, ‘people_should_say’, ‘people_will_say’, ‘they_said’, ‘they_say’, ‘they_should_say’, ‘they_speak’, ‘they_will_say’, ‘they_will_speak’, ‘will_people_say’, ‘will_they_say’, ‘will_they_say?’.