H8085G–שָׁמַע–sha.ma

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel;

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ (יִּשְׁמְע֔וּ) i.yish.me.'U “they heard”

When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.

וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙ (שָׁמְעִ) sha.me.' “heard”

It happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ (שָׁמְעִ֣) sha.me.' “heard”

Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father's house have sinned:

לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (שְׁמֹ֣עַ) sh.Mo.a' “listen”

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע (יִּשְׁמַ֞ע) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? will you rebel against the king?

וַיִּשְׁמַע֩ (יִּשְׁמַע֩) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

But it happened that when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma' “he heard”

Hear, our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach on their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity;

שְׁמַ֤ע she.Ma' “hear”

But it happened that when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, [supplied: and] that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very angry;

שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma' “he heard”

It happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone to his work.

שָׁמְע֤וּ sha.me.'U “they heard”

in whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, resort you there to us; our God will fight for us.

תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ tish.me.'U “you will hear”

I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ sha.Ma'.ti “I heard”

Now it happened, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and to the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though even to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates;)

נִשְׁמַ֣ע nish.Ma' “it was heard”

You have also appointed prophets to preach of you at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

יִשָּׁמַ֣ע yi.sha.Ma' “it will be heard”

It happened, when all our enemies heard [supplied: of it], that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was worked of our God.

שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ sha.me.'U “they heard”

Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

לִשְׁמֹ֑עַ (שְׁמֹ֑עַ) sh.Mo.a' “listen”

Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Yahweh your God; don't mourn, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

כְּשָׁמְעָ֖ם (שָׁמְעָ֖) sha.me.'A “heard”

You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,

שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ sha.Ma'.ta “you heard”

Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries.

תִּשְׁמָ֔ע tish.Ma' “you heard”

But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore left you them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times did you deliver them according to your mercies,

תִּשְׁמַ֛ע tish.Ma' “you heard”

They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

וַתִּשָּׁמַ֛ע (תִּשָּׁמַ֛ע) ti.sha.Ma' “it was heard”

It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

כְּשָׁמְעָ֣ם (שָׁמְעָ֣) sha.me.'A “heard”

Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?

הֲנִשְׁמַ֗ע (נִשְׁמַ֗ע) nish.Ma' “is it heard”

This day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say [supplied: the like] to all the king's princes. So [supplied: will there arise] much contempt and wrath.

שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ sha.me.'U “they have heard”

Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he didn't listen to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told those who he was a Jew.

שָׁמַ֖ע sha.Ma' “he listened”