H4100–מָה–mah

Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, And perversity dost cause to behold? And spoiling and violence `are' before me, And there is strife, and contention doth lift `itself' up,

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

On my charge I stand, and I station myself on a bulwark, and I watch to see what He doth speak against me, and what I do reply to my reproof.

מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “what?”

What profit hath a graven image given That its former hath graven it? A molten image and teacher of falsehood, That trusted hath the former on his own formation -- to make dumb idols?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

Looking for much, and lo, little, And ye brought `it' home, and I blew on it, Wherefore? -- an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Because of My house that is waste, And ye are running -- each to his house,

מֶ֗ה Meh “what?”

Who among you hath been left that saw this house in its former honour? And what are ye seeing it now? Is it not, compared with it, as nothing in your eyes?

וּמָ֨ה (מָ֨ה) Mah “what?”

And I say, `What `are' these, my lord?' And the messenger who is speaking with me saith unto me, `I -- I do shew thee what these `are'.'

מָה־ mah- “what?”מָה־ mah- “what?”

And I say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, `What `are' these?' And he saith unto me, `These `are' the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.'

מָה־ mah- “what?”

And I say, `What `are' these coming in to do?' And He speaketh, saying: `These `are' the horns that have scattered Judah, so that no one hath lifted up his head, and these come in to trouble them, to cast down the horns of the nations who are lifting up a horn against the land of Judah -- to scatter it.'

מָ֛ה mah “what?”

And I say, `Whither are thou going?' And he saith unto me, `To measure Jerusalem, to see how much `is' its breadth, and how much its length.'

כַּמָּֽה־ (מָּֽה) mah- “much?”וְכַמָּ֥ה (מָּ֥ה) Mah “much?”

and he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold -- all of it, and its bowl `is' on its top, and its seven lamps `are' upon it, and twice seven pipes `are' to the lights that `are' on its top,

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

And I answer and speak unto the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, `What `are' these, my lord?'

מָה־ mah- “what?”

And the messenger who is speaking with me answereth and saith unto me, `Hast thou not known what these `are'?' And I say, `No, my lord.'

מָה־ mah- “what?”

And I answer and say unto him, `What `are' these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And I answer a second time, and say unto him, `What `are' the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these `are'?' And I say, `No, my lord.'

מָה־ mah- “what?”

And he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `I am seeing a flying roll, its length twenty by the cubit, and its breadth ten by the cubit.'

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

And the messenger who is speaking with me goeth forth, and saith unto me, `Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and see what `is' this that is coming forth?'

מָ֖ה mah “what?”

And I say, `What `is' it?' And he saith, `This -- the ephah that is coming forth.' And he saith, `This `is' their aspect in all the land.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And I answer and say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, `What `are' these, my lord?'

מָה־ mah- “what?”

speaking unto the priests who `are' at the house of Jehovah of Hosts, and unto the prophets, saying, `Do I weep in the fifth month -- being separated -- as I have done these so many years?'

כַּמֶּ֥ה (מֶּ֥ה) Meh “many?”

For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins -- make fruitful!

מַה־ mah- “how!”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “how!”

And `one' hath said unto him, `What `are' these wounds in thy hands?' And he hath said, `Because I was smitten `at' home by my lovers.'

מָ֧ה mah “what?”

I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, `In what hast Thou loved us?'

בַּמָּ֣ה (מָּ֣ה) Mah “how?”

A son honoureth a father, and a servant his master. And if I `am' a father, where `is' Mine honour? And if I `am' a master, where `is' My fear? Said Jehovah of Hosts to you, O priests, despising My name! And ye have said: `In what have we despised Thy name?'

בַּמֶּ֥ה (מֶּ֥ה) Meh “how?”