H4100–מָה–mah

Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done about the hundred talents which I have given for the armed band of Israel? And the man of God in answer said, God is able to give you much more than this.

וּמַֽה־ (מַֽה) mah- “what?”

And so the wrath of the Lord was moved against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you gone after the gods of the people who have not given their people salvation from your hands?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destructi

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

You say, See, I have overcome Edom; and your heart is lifted up with pride: now keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.

לְמַדַּ֔י (מַ) ma. “<from> [what]”

So they got together a great number of people, and had all the water-springs and the stream flowing through the land stopped up, saying, Why let the kings of Assyria come and have much water?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Sennacherib, king of Assyria, says, In what are you placing your hope, waiting here in the walled town of Jerusalem?

מָה֙ mah “what?”

Have you no knowledge of what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of every land? were the gods of the nations of those lands able to keep their land from falling into my hands?

מֶ֤ה meh “what?”

But he sent representatives to him, saying, What have I to do with you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against those with whom I am at war; and God has given me orders to go forward quickly: keep out of God's way, for he is wi

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And now, O our God, what are we to say after this? for we have not kept your laws,

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And in the night I got up, taking with me a small band of men; I said nothing to any man of what God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem: and I had no beast with me but the one on which I was seated.

מָ֗ה Mah “what?”

And the chiefs had no knowledge of where I had been or what I was doing; and I had not then said anything to the Jews or to the priests or the great ones or the chiefs or the rest of those who were doing the work.

וּמָ֖ה (מָ֖ה) Mah “what?”

But Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, hearing of it, made sport of us, laughing at us and saying, What are you doing? will you go against the king?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned com

מָ֛ה mah “what?”

And I sent men to them saying, I am doing a great work, so that it is not possible for me to come down: is the work to be stopped while I go away from it and come down to you?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

What is to be done by law to Vashti the queen, because she has not done what King Ahasuerus, by his servants, gave her orders to do?

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And every day Mordecai took his walk before the square of the women's house, to see how Esther was and what would be done to her.

וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

Then Esther sent for Hathach, one of the king's unsexed servants whom he had given her for waiting on her, and she gave him orders to go to Mordecai and see what this was and why it was.

מַה־ mah- “what?”מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.

מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

And while they were drinking wine the king said to Esther, What is your prayer? for it will be given to you and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.

מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

And the king said, What honour and reward have been given to Mordecai for this? Then the servants who were waiting on the king said, Nothing has been done for him.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And the king said to Esther again on the second day, while they were drinking, What is your prayer, Queen Esther? for it will be given to you; and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.

מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”