H8085G–שָׁמַע–sha.ma

And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel;

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ (יִּשְׁמְע֔וּ) i.yish.me.'U “they heard”

And when I heard this thing, I rent my mantle and my garment, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down overwhelmed.

וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙ (שָׁמְעִ) sha.me.' “heard”

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of the heavens,

כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ (שָׁמְעִ֣) sha.me.' “heard”

Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, confessing the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (שְׁמֹ֣עַ) sh.Mo.a' “listen”

And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, heard [ergänzt: of it], it grieved them exceedingly that there had come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע (יִּשְׁמַ֞ע) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

And Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobijah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it; and they mocked us and despised us, and said, What is this thing which ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

וַיִּשְׁמַע֩ (יִּשְׁמַע֩) i.yish.Ma' “he heard”

And it came to pass that when Sanballat heard that we built the wall, he was angry and very indignant, and mocked the Jews.

שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma' “he heard”

Hear, our God, for we are despised, and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in a land of captivity!

שְׁמַ֤ע she.Ma' “hear”

And it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being repaired, that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma' “he heard”

And it came to pass that when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had defeated their counsel, we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.

שָׁמְע֤וּ sha.me.'U “they heard”

in what place ye hear the sound of the trumpet, thither shall ye assemble to us; our God will fight for us.

תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ tish.me.'U “you will hear”

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ sha.Ma'.ti “I heard”

And it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left in it (though at that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),

נִשְׁמַ֣ע nish.Ma' “it was heard”

And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem saying, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

יִשָּׁמַ֣ע yi.sha.Ma' “it will be heard”

And it came to pass that when all our enemies heard [ergänzt: of it], all the nations that were about us were afraid and were much cast down in their own eyes, and they perceived that this work was wrought by our God.

שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ sha.me.'U “they heard”

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

לִשְׁמֹ֑עַ (שְׁמֹ֑עַ) sh.Mo.a' “listen”

And Nehemiah, that is, the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that explained to the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Jehovah your God: mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

כְּשָׁמְעָ֖ם (שָׁמְעָ֖) sha.me.'A “heard”

And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea;

שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ sha.Ma'.ta “you heard”

And thou gavest them into the hand of their oppressors, and they oppressed them; and in the time of their distress, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from the heavens, and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their oppressors.

תִּשְׁמָ֔ע tish.Ma' “you heard”

But when they had rest, they did evil again before thee; and thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, and they had dominion over them; and again they cried unto thee, and thou heardest [ergänzt: them] from the heavens, and many times didst thou deliver them, according to thy mercies.

תִּשְׁמַ֛ע tish.Ma' “you heard”

And that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and also the women and the children rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

וַתִּשָּׁמַ֛ע (תִּשָּׁמַ֛ע) ti.sha.Ma' “it was heard”

And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

כְּשָׁמְעָ֣ם (שָׁמְעָ֣) sha.me.'A “heard”

And should we hearken to you to do all this great evil, to act unfaithfully to our God by marrying foreign wives?

הֲנִשְׁמַ֗ע (נִשְׁמַ֗ע) nish.Ma' “is it heard”

And the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's act, will say it this day to all the king's princes, and there will be contempt and anger enough.

שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ sha.me.'U “they have heard”

And it came to pass as they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.

שָׁמַ֖ע sha.Ma' “he listened”