H4100–מָה–mah

For he put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: Why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

וְלָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away my enemy, that he has escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

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

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is my iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

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

Then said Jonathan to David, Whatever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

מַה־ mah- “whatever”

Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there is in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldst thou bring me to thy father?

לָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father shall answer thee roughly?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why shall he be slain? what hath he done?

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

Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or what there is present.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

Then said Achish to his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: why then have ye brought him to me?

לָ֛מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Saul said to him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

לָ֚מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And David said to Saul, Why hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do: for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? why then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came in one of the people to destroy the king thy lord.

וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (מָּה֙) mah “why?”

And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

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

And David said to Achish, If I have now found grace in thy eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

וְלָ֨מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the woman said to him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: Why then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

וְלָמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “why?”

And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the king said to her be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said to Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am grievously distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God hath departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known to me what I shall do.

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

Then said Samuel, Why then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD hath departed from thee, and hath become thy enemy?

וְלָ֖מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell to me to this day?

מָ֖ה mah “what?”

And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this man return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he should be an adversary to us: for with what would he reconcile himself to his master? would it not be with the heads of these men?

וּבַמֶּ֗ה (מֶּ֗ה) Meh “how?”

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant, so long as I have been with thee to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king.

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