מָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָּךְ
Properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when? ); but also exclamation, what! (including how! ), or indefinitely what (including whatever , and even relatively, that which ); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses · to inquire ; by implication, to request ; by extension, to demand
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מָה H4100 properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when? ); but also exclamation, what! (including how! ), or indefinitely what (including whatever , and even relatively, that which ); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
שָׁאַל H7592 to inquire ; by implication, to request ; by extension, to demand
What does מָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָּךְ (mah YHWH Elohekha shoel meimakh) mean in the Bible?
מָה · שָׁאַל is a Hebrew word meaning "What does the LORD your God require of you? — the covenant-summary question". What does the LORD your God require of you?
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