H4100–מָה–mah

For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?

וְלָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And Saul said to Michal, why have you been false to me, letting my hater go and get safely away? And in answer Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go, or I will put you to death.

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”לָמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “why?”

And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?

מֶ֤ה meh “what?”מֶֽה־ meh- “what?”וּמֶֽה־ (מֶֽה) meh- “what?”

Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

מַה־ mah- “whatever”

So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?

לָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said to him, Why is he to be put to death? What has he done?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”מֶ֥ה meh “what?”

So now, if you have here five cakes of bread, give them into my hand, or whatever you have.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then Achish said to his servants, Look! the man is clearly off his head; why have you let him come before me?

לָ֛מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And from there David went to Mizpeh in the land of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and mother come and make their living-place with you till it is clear to me what God will do for me.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Saul said to him, Why have you made designs against me with the son of Jesse, giving him food and a sword and getting directions from the Lord for him, and helping him to take up arms against me, and to be on the watch to make a secret attack on me a

לָ֚מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And David said to Abner, Are you not a man of war? is there any other like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? for one of the people came in to put the king your lord to death.

וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (מָּה֙) mah “why?”

And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”מֶ֣ה meh “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

Then David said to Achish, If now I have grace in your eyes, let me have a place in one of the smaller towns of your land, to be my living-place; for it is not right for your servant to be living with you in the king's town.

וְלָ֨מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the woman said to him, But you have knowledge of what Saul has done, how he has put away out of the land those who have control of spirits and the users of secret arts: why would you, by a trick, put me in danger of death?

וְלָמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “why?”

And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the king said to her, Have no fear: what do you see? And the woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”מָ֥ה mah “what?”

And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

וְלָ֖מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Then the rulers of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me for a year or two, and I have never seen any wro

מָ֖ה mah “what?”

But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, Make the man go back to the place you have given him; do not let him go down with us to the fight, or he may be turned against us and be false to us: for how will this man make peace

וּבַמֶּ֗ה (מֶּ֗ה) Meh “how?”

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? what have you seen in your servant while I have been with you till this day, that I may not go and take up arms against those who are now making war on my lord the king?

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