Strongs H4616

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מַעַן (maʻan) prt (mah'-an)
Source: from H6030;
Meaning: properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
KJV: because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), lest, that, to.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

p.dt.aj

מַ֫עַן ] subst. purpose, intent, only with

לְ , in

לְמַ֫עַן 271 occurrences prep. and conj. for the sake of, on account of, to the intent or in order that

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 252:

DEU 22:7

OET-LV: 7 Certainly _(let _go) you _will _let _go DOM the_mother and_DOM the _young_ones you _will _take to/for_you(fs) so _that it _may _go _well to/for_you(fs) and_you _will _prolong days. (DEU_22:7)

OET-RV: 7 You may take the eggs or the baby birds, but you must allow the mother bird to fly away. Do that so that things will go well for you and so that you’ll live in the land for a long time. (DEU 22:7)

EZE 22:6

OET-LV: 6 HERE the _princes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) each to_strength _of_his they _have _been in_you so _as to _shed blood. (EZE_22:6)

OET-RV: 6 Listen, each of Yisrael’s rulers has used their own resources to go to you, Yerushalem, to shed blood. (EZE 22:6)

EZR 9:12

OET-LV: 12 And_now daughters _of_your(pl) do _not give to_sons _of_their and_daughters _of_their do _not take for_sons _of_your(pl) and_not you(pl)_must _seek peace _of_their and_good _of_their until perpetuity so _that you(pl)_may _be _strong and_you(pl)_will _eat DOM the _good _thing[s]_of the_earth/land and_you(pl)_will _cause _to _inherit_it (to)_sons _of_your(pl) until perpetuity. (EZR_9:12)

OET-RV: 12 So now, don’t give your daughters to their sons to marry, or vice versa. And don’t try to make long-term peace treaties or contracts with them. Then you all will stay in power, and eat the good things of the land, and be able to pass it on to your children for all their future generations.’ (EZR 9:12)

JOB 19:29

OET-LV: 29 Be _afraid to/for_you(pl) from_face/in _front _of the_sword if/because rage is_iniquities _of the_sword so _that you(pl)_may _know (cmp)_a_judgement. (JOB_19:29)

OET-RV: 29 You should be afraid of the sword,
⇔ because anger brings punishment by the sword,
⇔ so that you will know that there is judgement. (JOB 19:29)

DEU 5:16

OET-LV: 16 honour DOM father _of_your and_DOM mother _of_your just_as he_has _commanded _you YHWH god _of_your so _that they_may _be _long days _of_your and_so _that it _may _go _well to/for_you(fs) on the_soil which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_you(fs). (DEU_5:16)

OET-RV: • 16 Honour your father and mother as your god Yahweh has commanded you, so that you’ll have a long life and so that everything will go well in the country that your god Yahweh is giving you. (DEU 5:16)

ISA 37:35

OET-LV: 35 And_I _will _defend (on) the_city (the)_this to_deliver_it for_my _own _sake and_for _the _sake _of Dāvid servant _of_my. (ISA_37:35)

OET-RV: 35 and I’ll protect this city and rescue it for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David. (ISA 37:35)

AMO 1:13

OET-LV: 13 thus YHWH he _says on three (the)_transgressions _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn and_on four not I_will _revoke _it because they_ripped _open the _pregnant_women_of (the)_Gilˊād so _as to _enlarge DOM territory _of_their. (AMO_1:13)

OET-RV: 13 This is what Yahweh says,
⇔ “Even if the Ammonites were three or four sins below the threshold,
⇔ I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,
⇔ because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,
⇔ in order to grab territory. (AMO 1:13)

KI1 11:36

OET-LV: 36 And_to_son _of_his I _will _give a _tribe one so _as to _belong a _lamp to_Dāvid servant _of_my all _of the_days to/for_my_face/front in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) the_city which I _have _chosen to_me to_put name _of_my there. (KI1_11:36)

OET-RV: 36 I’ll give Shelomoh’s son one tribe to rule so that one of David’s descendants will always rule in my chosen city Yerushalem because it’s associated with my name. (KI1 11:36)

EZE 22:9

OET-LV: 9 People _of slander they _have _been in_you so _as to _shed blood and_near/to the_mountains they _have _eaten in_you licentiousness they _have _done in_the _midst _of_of _you. (EZE_22:9)

OET-RV: 9 Slanderous men have come into you in order to pour out blood, and they eat at the hilltop shrines. They do wicked things right there in your centre. (EZE 22:9)

ISA 55:5

OET-LV: 5 THERE a _nation which_not you _know you _will _call and_a _nation which_not they_have _known _you to_you they _will _run on _account _of YHWH god _of_your and_to_the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because he_has _glorified _you. (ISA_55:5)

OET-RV: 5 Look, you’ll call a nation that you didn’t know,
⇔ and that nation that didn’t know you either, will run to you
⇔ because of your god Yahweh,
⇔ and because Yisrael’s holy one has caused you to be honoured. (ISA 55:5)

EXO 10:2

OET-LV: 2 and_so _that you _may _recount in_the _ears _of your _son _of_your and_the _son _of your _son _of_your DOM how I _have _dealt _ruthlessly with_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_DOM signs _of_my which I _performed among_them and_you(pl)_will _know if/because _that I am_YHWH. (EXO_10:2)

OET-RV: 2 and so that in the future you’ll be able to tell your descendants that I made Egypt look foolish, and my miracles which I demonstrated among them—and so that you will know that I am Yahweh.” (EXO 10:2)

PSA 119:71

OET-LV: 71 It _was _good to_me (cmp) I _was _afflicted so _that I _may _learn decrees _of_your. (PSA_119:71)

OET-RV: 71 It is good for me that I’ve suffered
⇔ so that I’d learn your regulations. (PSA 119:71)

JER 50:34

OET-LV: 34 Redeemer _of_their is_strong is_YHWH soldiers/messengers his/its_name certainly _(conduct) he _will _conduct DOM case _of_their so _as to _give _rest _to DOM the_earth/land and_to _cause _disquiet to_the _inhabitants _of Bāⱱel. (JER_50:34)

OET-RV: 34 The one who paid the price to free them is strong.
⇔ His name is Commander-in-chief Yahweh.
⇔ He’ll successfully plead their case,
⇔ in order to bring peace and stability to the land,
⇔ and to cause turmoil for Babylon’s inhabitants. (JER 50:34)

EXO 33:13

OET-LV: 13 And_now if please I _have _found favour in_eyes _of_your show_me please DOM ways _of_your so_that_I _may _know _you so _that I _may _find favour in_eyes _of_your and_consider if/because _that people _of_is_your the_nation (the)_this. (EXO_33:13)

OET-RV: 13 So now please, if I’ve found favour in your sight, please help me to know your ways. Then I’ll know you so that I can find favour in your sight. And don’t forget that this nation is your people.” (EXO 33:13)

DEU 11:9

OET-LV: 9 And_so _that you(pl)_may _prolong days on the_soil which he _swore YHWH to_ancestors _of_your(pl) to_give to/for_them and_to_offspring _of_their a _land flowing _of milk and_honey. (DEU_11:9)

OET-RV: 9 and so that you all might live for a long time in that land which Yahweh promised to give them and their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey (DEU 11:9)

EZE 20:44

OET-LV: 44 And_you(pl)_will _know if/because _that I am_YHWH when_do_I with_you(pl) for _the _sake _of name _of_my not according_to _of_your(pl)_ways (the)_wicked and_according_to _of_your(pl)_practices (the)_corrupt Oh _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of my_master YHWH. (EZE_20:44)

OET-RV: 44 Then you’ll know that I am Yahweh, when I do this to you for the sake of my reputation, not because of your evil practices, and not because of your corrupt actions, you Israeli people. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.’ ” (EZE 20:44)

CH2 31:4

OET-LV: 4 And_he/it _said to_people to_the _inhabitants _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) to_give the _portion _of the _priests and_the_Lēviyyiy so _that they _may _be _strong in_the _law _of YHWH. (CH2_31:4)

OET-RV: 4 He told the people living in Yerushalem to give the prescribed portions to the priests and Levites, so that they could focus on serving Yahweh, (CH2 31:4)

KI1 8:40

OET-LV: 40 So _that they_may _fear _you all _of the_days which they will _be_alive on the _surface _of the_soil which you _gave to_ancestors _of_our. (KI1_8:40)

OET-RV: 40 Then the people will want to obey you as long as they’re alive here in the land that you gave to our ancestors. (KI1 8:40)

ZEC 13:4

OET-LV: 4 And_it _was in _the_day (the)_that they _will _be _ashamed the_prophets each _one from_vision _of_his when_prophecies_he and_not they _will _wear a _cloak _of hair so _as to _deceive. (ZEC_13:4)

OET-RV: 4 At that time, each prophet will become ashamed of his vision when he is about to prophesy, so in order to deceive the people, these prophets won’t put on a hairy cloak any more, (ZEC 13:4)

DEU 29:5

OET-LV: 5  bread not you(pl)_ate and_wine and_strong _drink not you(pl)_drank so _that you(pl)_may _know if/because _that I am_YHWH god _of_your(pl). (DEU_29:5)

OET-RV: 5 For forty years, Yahweh led you all in the wilderness, but your clothes didn’t wear through, and the sandals on your feet never wore out. (DEU 29:5)

ISA 5:19

OET-LV: 19 those_who_say let _it _hurry let_it _make _haste work _of_his so _that we _may _see and_let _it _draw _near and_let_it _come the _plan _of the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) so_that _we _may _know. (ISA_5:19)

OET-RV: 19 They say, ‘Let him hurry,
⇔ ≈ let him speed up his work so we can see what he’s doing,
⇔ and let the counsel of the holy one of Yisrael approach,
⇔ ≈ and let it come and let us know.’ (ISA 5:19)

KI1 11:34

OET-LV: 34 And_not I _will _take DOM all _of the_kingdom from_hand _of_his if/because ruler I_will _make _him all _of the _days _of his/its_life for _the _sake _of Dāvid servant _of_my whom I _chose DOM_him/it who he _observed commands _of_my and_regulations _of_my. (KI1_11:34)

OET-RV: 34 But I won’t take the entire kingdom off him, but rather I’ll leave him as a leader while he’s still alive for the sake of my chosen servant David, who obeyed my commands and my statutes. (KI1 11:34)

JER 32:35

OET-LV: 35 And_they _built DOM the _high _places _of (the)_Baˊal which are_in_Valley _of son _of Valley _of to_make _pass _through DOM sons _of_their and_DOM daughters _of_their to_Molek which not I_had _commanded _them and_not it _had _come _up on heart _of_my for_doing the_abomination (the)_this so _as to _cause _to _sin DOM Yəhūdāh/(Judah). (JER_32:35)

OET-RV: 35 and they built hilltop shrines for Baal along the Ben-Hinnom Valley in order to pass their sons and daughters through the fire for Molek. I didn’t command them to do that—it never entered my mind that they should do that detestable thing and so cause Yehudah to sin.’ (JER 32:35)

EZE 14:5

OET-LV: 5 So _as to _seize DOM the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) by_heart _of_their who they _have _become _estranged from_with_me by_idols _of_their of _them _of_all. (EZE_14:5)

OET-RV: 5 I’ll do that so that I can reclaim the Israeli people whose values are now far from mine due to their idols. (EZE 14:5)

EZE 21:33

OET-LV: 33  and_you(ms) Oh _son _of humankind prophesy and_you _will _say thus my_master he _says YHWH concerning the _people _of ˊAmmōn and_near/to reproach _of_their and_you _will _say a _sword a _sword is_drawn for_slaughter it_is_polished to_contain on _account _of lightning. (EZE_21:33)

KI2 22:17

OET-LV: 17 Because that they_have _abandoned _me and_they _have _made _smoke to_gods other so _as to_provoke _me _to _anger by_all _of the _work _of their _hands _of_their and_it _will _be _kindled rage _of_my on_place the_this and_not it _will _be _quenched. (KI2_22:17)

OET-RV: 17 because they abandoned me. They offered sacrifices to other gods in order to make me angry at everything they do, so now my anger will be directed against this place and it’s not stoppable. (KI2 22:17)

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