H4100–מָה–mah

yea, he putteth his life in his hand, and smiteth the Philistine, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation for all Israel; thou hast seen, and dost rejoice, and why dost thou sin against innocent blood, to put David to death for nought?'

וְלָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And Saul saith unto Michal, `Why thus hast thou deceived me -- that thou dost send away mine enemy, and he is escaped?' and Michal saith unto Saul, `He said unto me, Send me away: why do I put thee to death?'

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

And David fleeth from Naioth in Ramah, and cometh, and saith before Jonathan, `What have I done? what `is' mine iniquity? and what my sin before thy father, that he is seeking my life?'

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

And Jonathan saith to David, `What doth thy soul say? -- and I do it for thee.'

מַה־ mah- “whatever”

and thou hast done kindness, to thy servant, for into a covenant of Jehovah thou hast brought thy servant with thee; -- and if there is in me iniquity, put thou me to death; and unto thy father, why is this -- thou dost bring me in?'

לָמָּה־ (מָּה) mah- “why?”

And David saith unto Jonathan, `Who doth declare to me? or what `if' thy father doth answer thee sharply?'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Jonathan answereth Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Why is he put to death? what hath he done?'

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

and now, what is there under thy hand? five loaves give into my hand, or that which is found.'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Achish saith unto his servants, `Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?

לָ֛מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And David goeth thence to Mizpeh of Moab, and saith unto the king of Moab, `Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother go out with you, till that I know what God doth for me;'

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And Saul saith unto him, `Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, by thy giving to him bread and a sword, and to ask for him at God, to rise against me, to lie in wait, as `at' this day?'

לָ֚מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

`And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he `is' too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And David saith unto Abner, `Art not thou a man? and who `is' like thee in Israel? but why hast thou not watched over thy lord the king? for one of the people had come in to destroy the king, thy lord.

וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (מָּה֙) mah “why?”

and he saith, `Why `is' this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what `is' in my hand evil?

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

And David saith unto Achish, `If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and I dwell there, yea, why doth thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'

וְלָ֨מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the woman saith unto him, `Lo, thou hast known that which Saul hath done, that he hath cut off those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land; and why art thou laying a snare for my soul -- to put me to death?'

וְלָמָ֥ה (מָ֥ה) Mah “why?”

And the woman seeth Samuel, and crieth with a loud voice, and the woman speaketh unto Saul, saying, `Why hast thou deceived me -- and thou Saul?'

לָ֥מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the king saith to her, `Do not fear; for what hast thou seen?' and the woman saith unto Saul, `Gods I have seen coming up out of the earth.'

מָ֣ה mah “what?”

And he saith to her, `What `is' his form?' and she saith, `An aged man is coming up, and he `is' covered with an upper robe;' and Saul knoweth that he `is' Samuel, and boweth -- face to thee earth -- and doth obeisance.

מַֽה־ mah- “what?”

And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Why hast thou troubled me, to bring me up?' And Saul saith, `I have great distress, and the Philistines are fighting against me, God hath turned aside from me, and hath not answered me any more, either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams; and I call for thee to let me know what I do.'

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

And Samuel saith, `And why dost thou ask me, and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee, and is thine enemy?

וְלָ֖מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And the heads of the Philistines say, `What `are' these Hebrews?' and Achish saith unto the heads of the Philistines, `Is not this David servant of Saul king of Israel, who hath been with me these days or these years, and I have not found in him anything `wrong' from the day of his falling away till this day.'

מָ֖ה mah “what?”

And the heads of the Philistines are wroth against him, and the heads of the Philistines say to him, `Send back the man, and he doth turn back unto his place whither thou hast appointed him, and doth not go down with us into battle, and is not to us for an adversary in battle; and wherewith doth this one reconcile himself unto his lord -- is it not with the heads of those men?'

וּבַמֶּ֗ה (מֶּ֗ה) Meh “how?”

And David saith unto Achish, `But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant from the day that I have been before thee till this day -- that I go not in and have fought against the enemies of my lord the king?'

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