H4100–מָה–mah

and the men of Judah say, `Why have ye come up against us?' and they say, `To bind Samson we have come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.'

לָמָ֖ה (מָ֖ה) Mah “why?”

And three thousand men of Judah go down unto the cleft of the rock Etam, and say to Samson, `Hast thou now known that the Philistines are rulers over us? and what `is' this thou hast done to us?' And he saith to them, `As they did to me, so I did to them.'

וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

and the princes of the Philistines come up unto her, and say to her, `Entice him, and see wherein his great power `is', and wherein we are able for him -- and we have bound him to afflict him, and we -- we give to thee, each one, eleven hundred silverlings.'

בַּמֶּה֙ (מֶּה֙) Meh “how?”וּבַמֶּה֙ (מֶּה֙) Meh “how?”

And Delilah saith unto Samson, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, wherein thy great power `is', and wherewith thou art bound, to afflict thee.'

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”וּבַמֶּ֥ה (מֶּ֥ה) Meh “how?”

And Delilah saith unto Samson, `Lo, thou hast played upon me, and speakest unto me lies; now, declare, I pray thee, to me, wherewith thou art bound.'

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”

And Delilah saith unto Samson, `Hitherto thou hast played upon me, and dost speak unto me lies; declare to me wherewith thou art bound.' And he saith unto her, `If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.'

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”

And she saith unto him, `How dost thou say, I have loved thee, and thy heart is not with me? these three times thou hast played upon me, and hast not declared to me wherein thy great power `is'.'

בַּמֶּ֖ה (מֶּ֖ה) Meh “how?”

They `are' with the household of Micah, and they have discerned the voice of the young man, the Levite, and turn aside there, and say to him, `Who hath brought thee hither? and what art thou doing in this `place?' and what to thee here?'

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

And they come in unto their brethren, at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren say to them, `What -- ye?'

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

And the five men, those going to traverse the land of Laish, answer and say unto their brethren, `Have ye known that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and graven image, and molten image? and now, know what ye do.'

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

yea, these have entered the house of Micah, and take the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest saith unto them, `What are ye doing?'

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

and call unto the sons of Dan, and they turn round their faces, and say to Micah, `What -- to thee that thou hast been called together?'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And he saith, `My gods which I made ye have taken, and the priest, and ye go; and what to me more? and what `is' this ye say unto me, What -- to thee!'

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

And the tribes of Israel send men among all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, `What `is' this evil which hath been among you?

מָ֚ה mah “what?”

and say, `Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel -- to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?'

לָמָ֗ה (מָ֗ה) Mah “why?”

what do we do for them -- for those who are left -- for wives, and we -- we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And the elders of the company say, `What do we do to the remnant for wives -- for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Naomi saith, `Turn back, my daughters; why do ye go with me? are there yet to me sons in my bowels that they have been to you for husbands?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

I went out full, and empty hath Jehovah brought me back, why do ye call me Naomi, and Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath done evil to me?'

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And Elkanah her husband saith to her, `Hannah, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why is thy heart afflicted? am I not better to thee than ten sons?'

לָ֣מֶה (מֶה) meh “why?”וְלָ֙מֶה֙ (מֶה֙) meh “why?”וְלָ֖מֶה (מֶה) meh “why?”

and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these!

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Why do ye kick at My sacrifice, and at Mine offering which I commanded `in' My habitation, and dost honour thy sons above Me, to make yourselves fat from the first part of every offering of Israel, of My people?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And he saith, `What `is' the word which He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me; so doth God do to thee, and so doth He add, if thou hidest from me a word of all the words that He hath spoken unto thee.'

מָ֤ה mah “what?”

And the people cometh in unto the camp, and the elders of Israel say, `Why hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? we take unto us from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and it cometh into our midst, and He doth save us out of the hand of our enemies.'

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the Philistines hear the noise of the shouting, and say, `What `is' the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?' and they perceive that the ark of Jehovah hath come in unto the camp.

מֶ֠ה meh “what?”