H8085G–שָׁמַע–sha.ma

And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,

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

And at my hearing this word, I have rent my garment and my upper robe, and pluck out of the hair of my head, and of my beard, and sit astonished,

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

And it cometh to pass, at my hearing these words, I have sat down, and I weep and mourn `for' days, and I am fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.

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

let Thine ear be, I pray Thee, attentive, and Thine eyes open, to hearken unto the prayer of Thy servant, that I am praying before Thee to-day, by day and by night, concerning the sons of Israel Thy servants, and confessing concerning the sins of the sons of Israel, that we have sinned against Thee; yea, I and the house of my father have sinned;

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

and Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and it is evil to them -- a great evil -- that a man hath come in to seek good for the sons of Israel.

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

And Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, `What `is' this thing that ye are doing? against the king are ye rebelling?'

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

And it cometh to pass, when Sanballat hath heard that we are building the wall, that it is displeasing to him, and he is very angry and mocketh at the Jews,

שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma' “he heard”

Hear, O our God, for we have been despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, and give them for a spoil in a land of captivity;

שְׁמַ֤ע she.Ma' “hear”

And it cometh to pass, when Sanballat hath heard, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, that lengthening hath gone up to the walls of Jerusalem, that the breeches have begun to be stopped, then it is very displeasing to them,

שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma' “he heard”

And it cometh to pass, when our enemies have heard that it hath been known to us, and God doth frustrate their counsel, and we turn back, all of us, unto the wall, each unto his work;

שָׁמְע֤וּ sha.me.'U “they heard”

in the place that ye hear the voice of the trumpet thither ye are gathered unto us; our God doth fight for us.'

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

And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words,

שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ sha.Ma'.ti “I heard”

And it cometh to pass, when it hath been heard by Sanballat, and Tobiah, and by Geshem the Arabian, and by the rest of our enemies, that I have builded the wall, and there hath not been left in it a breach, (also, till that time the doors I had not set up in the gates,)

נִשְׁמַ֣ע nish.Ma' “it was heard”

And also, prophets thou hast appointed to call for thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king `is' in Judah, and now it is heard by the king according to these words; and now come, and we take counsel together.'

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

and it cometh to pass, when all our enemies have heard, and all the nations who are round about us see, that they fall greatly in their own eyes, and know that by our God hath this work been done.

שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ sha.me.'U “they heard”

And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,

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

And Nehemiah -- he `is' the Tirshatha -- saith (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, `To-day is holy to Jehovah your God, do not mourn, nor weep:' for all the people are weeping at their hearing the words of the law.

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

and dost see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry hast heard by the sea of Suph,

שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ sha.Ma'.ta “you heard”

and Thou givest them into the hand of their adversaries, and they distress them, and in the time of their distress they cry unto Thee, and Thou, from the heavens, dost hear, and, according to Thine abundant mercies, dost give to them saviours, and they save them out of the hand of their adversaries.

תִּשְׁמָ֔ע tish.Ma' “you heard”

`And when they have rest, they turn back to do evil before Thee, and Thou dost leave them in the hand of their enemies, and they rule over them; and they turn back, and call Thee, and Thou from the heavens dost hear, and dost deliver them, according to Thy mercies, many times,

תִּשְׁמַ֛ע tish.Ma' “you heard”

and they sacrifice on that day great sacrifices and rejoice, for God hath made them rejoice `with' great joy, and also, the women and the children have rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem is heard -- unto a distance.

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

And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel.

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

And to you do we hearken to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God, to settle strange women?'

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

yea, this day do princesses of Persia and Media, who have heard the word of the queen, say `so' to all heads of the king, even according to the sufficiency of contempt and wrath.

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

And it cometh to pass, in their speaking unto him, day by day, and he hath not hearkened unto them, that they declare `it' to Haman, to see whether the words of Mordecai do stand, for he hath declared to them that he `is' a Jew.

שָׁמַ֖ע sha.Ma' “he listened”