H4100–מָה–mah

And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.

לָמָ֤ה (מָ֤ה) Mah “why?”

So take your rest here this night, till I have knowledge what more the Lord has to say to me.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times?

מֶה־ meh- “what?”

And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you given your ass blows these three times? See, I have come out against you to keep you back, because your purpose is not pleasing to me.

מָ֗ה Mah “what?”

And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not send to you, requesting you with all my heart to come to me? why did you not come? am I not able to give you a place of honour?

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Then Balaam said to Balak, Take your place by your burned offering, and I will go and see if the Lord comes to me: and I will give you word of whatever he says to me. And he went to an open place on a hill.

מַה־ mah- “whatever”

How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?

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

Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.

מֶ֥ה meh “what?”

So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

No evil power has effect against Jacob, no secret arts against Israel; at the right time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, See what God has done!

מַה־ mah- “what!”

How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!

מַה־ mah- “how!”

But still the Kenites will be wasted, till Asshur takes you away prisoner.

מָ֖ה mah “when?”

Why is the name of our father to be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give us a heritage among our father's brothers.

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Why would you take from the children of Israel the desire to go over into the land which the Lord has given them?

וְלָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Why then is death to be our fate? For if the voice of the Lord our God comes to us any more, death will overtake us, and we will be burned up in this great fire.

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for these rules and laws and decisions which the Lord our God has given you?

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,

מָ֚ה mah “what?”

Truly all the nations will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land? what is the reason for this great and burning wrath?

מֶ֨ה meh “what?”מֶ֥ה meh “why?”

And he said, My face will be veiled from them, I will see what their end will be: for they are an uncontrolled generation, children in whom is no faith.

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?

מָ֛ה mah “what?”

And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?

מָ֖ה mah “what?”

And he said, No; but I have come as captain of the armies of the Lord. Then Joshua, falling down with his face to the earth in worship, said, What has my lord to say to his servant?

מָ֥ה mah “what?”

And Joshua said, O Lord God, why have you taken us over Jordan only to give us up into the hands of the Amorites for our destruction? If only it had been enough for us to keep on the other side of Jordan!

לָ֠מָה (מָה) mah “why?”

O Lord, what am I to say now that Israel have given way before their attackers?

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

For when the news comes to the Canaanites and all the people of the land, they will come up, shutting us in and cutting off our name from the earth: and what will you do for the honour of your great name?

וּמַֽה־ (מַֽה) mah- “what?”