H4100–מָה–mah

The people were thirsty for water there; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?"

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, "What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, "What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?"

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

בַּמֶּ֣ה (מֶּ֣ה) Meh “what?”

When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, "Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don't know what has become of him."

מֶה־ meh- “what?”

Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, "Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

לָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”

Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'He brought them forth for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?' Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.

לָמָּה֩ (מָּה֩) Mah “why?”

Moses said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?"

מֶֽה־ meh- “what?”

For they said to me, 'Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don't know what has become of him.'

מֶה־ meh- “what?”

Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell the children of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up into your midst for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you."

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

For how would people know that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Isn't it in that you go with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people who are on the surface of the earth?"

וּבַמֶּ֣ה׀ (מֶּ֣ה) Meh “how?”

If you said, "What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;"

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Those men said to him, "We are unclean because of the dead body of a man. Why are we kept back, that we may not offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season among the children of Israel?"

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Moses answered them, "Wait, that I may hear what Yahweh will command concerning you."

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Moses said to Yahweh, Why have you dealt ill with your servant? and why haven't I found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?

לָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”וְלָ֛מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome to you; because that you have rejected Yahweh who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

and see the land, what it is; and the people who dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;

מַה־ mah- “what?”

and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;

וּמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “what?”וּמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “what?”

and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood therein, or not. Be of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.

וּמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “what?”

Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?

וְלָמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “why?”

Moses said, Why now do you disobey the commandment of Yahweh, seeing it shall not prosper?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against Yahweh: and Aaron, what is he who you murmur against him?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Why have you brought the assembly of Yahweh into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals?

וְלָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”

Why have you made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in to this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.

וְלָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”