H4100–מָה–mah

And the people were in great need of water; and they made an outcry against Moses, and said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to send death on us and our children and our cattle through need of water?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the people? why are you seated here by yourself, with all the people waiting before you from morning till evening?

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.

בַּמֶּ֣ה (מֶּ֣ה) Meh “what?”

And when the people saw that Moses was a long time coming down from the mountain, they all came to Aaron and said to him, Come, make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of

מֶה־ meh- “what?”

But Moses made prayer to God, saying, Lord, why is your wrath burning against your people whom you took out of the land of Egypt, with great power and with the strength of your hand?

לָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”

Why let the Egyptians say, He took them out to an evil fate, to put them to death on the mountains, cutting them off from the earth? Let your wrath be turned away from them, and send not this evil on your people.

לָמָּה֩ (מָּה֩) Mah “why?”

And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?

מֶֽה־ meh- “what?”

For they said to me, Make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has come to him.

מֶה־ meh- “what?”

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You are a stiff-necked people: if I come among you, even for a minute, I will send destruction on you; so take off all your ornaments, so that I may see what to do with you.

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

For is not the fact of your going with us the sign that I and this people have grace in your eyes, so that we, that is, I and your people, are separate from all other people on the face of the earth?

וּבַמֶּ֣ה׀ (מֶּ֣ה) Meh “how?”

And if you say, Where will our food come from in the seventh year, when we may not put in seed, or get in the increase

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And these men said to him, We have been made unclean by the dead body of a man; why may we not make the offering of the Lord at the regular time among the children of Israel?

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And Moses said to them, Do nothing till the Lord gives me directions about you.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Moses said to the Lord, Why have you done me this evil? and why have I not grace in your eyes, that you have put on me the care of all this people?

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

But every day for a month, till you are tired of it, turning from it in disgust: because you have gone against the Lord who is with you, and have been weeping before him saying, Why did we come out of Egypt?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And see what the land is like; and if the people living in it are strong or feeble, small or great in number;

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And what sort of land they are living in, if it is good or bad; and what their living-places are, tent-circles or walled towns;

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

And if the land is fertile or poor, and if there is wood in it or not. And be of good heart, and come back with some of the produce of the land. Now it was the time when the first grapes were ready.

וּמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “what?”

Why is the Lord taking us into this land to come to our death by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will get into strange hands: would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?

וְלָמָ֣ה (מָ֣ה) Mah “why?”

And Moses said, Why are you now acting against the Lord's order, seeing that no good will come of it?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And they had him shut up, because they had no directions about what was to be done with him.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

So you and all your band have come together against the Lord; and Aaron, who is he, that you are crying out against him?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Why have you taken the Lord's people into this waste, for death to come to us and to our cattle there?

וְלָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”

Why have you made us come out of Egypt into this evil place? This is no place of seed or figs or vines or other fruits, and there is no water for drinking.

וְלָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”