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

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PSA 78:6

OET-LV: 6 So _that they _may _know a _generation later children who_they _will _be _born they _will _arise and_they _will _recount_them to_children _of_their. (PSA_78:6)

OET-RV: 6 He commanded this so that the generation to come might know his decrees—
⇔  the children not yet born who should tell them in turn to their own children. (PSA 78:6)

EXO 8:18

OET-LV: 18  and_I _will _make _separate on_day (the)_that DOM the _land _of Goshen which people _of_my is_standing on/upon_it(f) to_not to _be there a _swarm so _that you _may _know if/because _that I YHWH am_in_the _midst _of the_earth/land. (EXO_8:18)

OET-RV: 18 and the sorcerers tried to do the same with their magic but they were unable to. So there were lice on people and animals (EXO 8:18)

EXO 8:6

OET-LV: 6  and_he/it _said to_tomorrow and_he/it _said according_to _of_your _message so _that you _may _know if/because _that there_is_not like_YHWH god _of_our. (EXO_8:6)

OET-RV: 6 So Aharon reached out his hand over the Egyptian water supplies and frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. (EXO 8:6)

DEU 8:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he_humbled _you and_he_allowed _you _to _hunger and_he_caused _you _to _eat DOM the_manna which not you _had _known and_not they_had _known ancestors _of_your so _as to_make _you _know if/because _that not on the_bread for_him/it_being _alone he _lives the_humankind if/because on every _of (the)_utterance _of the _mouth _of YHWH he _lives the_humankind. (DEU_8:3)

OET-RV: 3 He humbled you by making you hungry and feeding you some stuff that neither you nor your ancestors had heard of, in order to teach you that people don’t just need food, but can only properly live by following what Yahweh says. (DEU 8:3)

EZE 24:11

OET-LV: 11 And_set_it on coals _of_its _burning empty so _that it _may _grow _warm and_it _will _burn bronze _of_its and_it _will _be _melted in_the _midst _of_of _it uncleanness _of_its it _may _be _consumed rust _of_its. (EZE_24:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then put the empty pot onto the hot coals in order to heat and scorch its bronze, so the impurities in it will be melted—its corrosion eaten away.’ (EZE 24:11)

ISA 42:21

OET-LV: 21 YHWH he _was _pleased for _the _sake _of righteousness _of_his he _will _make _great the_law and_he _will _make_it_glorious. (ISA_42:21)

OET-RV: 21 Yahweh was pleased to do what’s right—
⇔  ≈ he made his instructions honourable and splendid. (ISA 42:21)

DEU 8:2

OET-LV: 2 And_you _will _remember DOM all _of the_way which he_led _you YHWH god _of_your this forty year[s] in_wilderness so _as to_humble _you to_put_you _to _the _test to_know DOM that_which was_in_heart _of_your will_you _keep commands _of_his or not. (DEU_8:2)

OET-RV: 2 Remember the way that your god Yahweh led you these forty years in the wilderness in order to humble you—to test you to know whether or not you were sincere about obeying his instructions. (DEU 8:2)

NEH 6:13

OET-LV: 13 So _that was_hired he so _that I _may _be _afraid and_I _may _act thus and_I _will _sin and_it _was to/for_them (into)_a_name bad so _that they_may _reproach _me. (NEH_6:13)

OET-RV: 13 They must have hired him so that I’d be afraid and take that advice and sin. Then they could have ruined my reputation and discredited me. (NEH 6:13)

DEU 8:18

OET-LV: 18 And_you _will _remember DOM YHWH god _of_your if/because _that he is_the_one _who_gives to/for_yourself(m) strength for_doing wealth so _as to _carry _out DOM covenant _of_his which he _swore to_ancestors _of_your as_day (the)_this. (DEU_8:18)

OET-RV: 18 Remember that it’s your god Yahweh who gives you the strength to prosper, so that he can fulfill his agreement that he promised to your ancestors, as he has until now. (DEU 8:18)

PSA 97:8

OET-LV: 8 It _hears and_it _rejoiced Tsiyyōn/(Zion) and_they _were _glad the _daughters _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) on _account _of judgements _of_your Oh_YHWH. (PSA_97:8)

OET-RV: 8 Tsiyyon (Zion) heard and was glad,
⇔  ≈ and Yehudah’s towns celebrated
⇔  because your decrees are fair and right, Yahweh. (PSA 97:8)

JER 14:7

OET-LV: 7 Though iniquities _of_our they _have _testified against_us Oh_YHWH act for _the _sake _of your(ms)_name if/because they _are _many apostasies _of_our to/for_yourself(m) we _have _sinned. (JER_14:7)

OET-RV: 7 Even though our transgressions testify against us,
⇔  do something, Yahweh, for the sake of your reputation
⇔  because we sinned against you with our frequent rebellion. (JER 14:7)

PSA 23:3

OET-LV: 3 Self _of_my he _restores he_guides _me in_tracks _of righteousness for _the _sake _of his/its_name. (PSA_23:3)

OET-RV: 3 He refreshes my inner being.
⇔  He guides me along paths of obedience so that he’ll be honoured. (PSA 23:3)

CH2 10:15

OET-LV: 15 And_not he _listened the_king to the_people if/because it _was a _turn _of _affairs from_with the_ʼElohīm so _as YHWH to _establish DOM message _of_his which he _had _spoken by_the _hand _of ʼAḩiy^yāh the_Shilōnī to Yārāⱱəˊām the _son _of Neⱱaţ. (CH2_10:15)

OET-RV: 15 So the king took no notice of the people’s request, because it was God turning events around, so that what Yahweh had said to Yaraveam (Nevat’s son) through Ahiyah (from Shiloh) would come to pass. (CH2 10:15)

DEU 6:23

OET-LV: 23 And_us he _brought _out from_there so _as to _bring us to_give to/for_us DOM the_earth/land which he _swore to_ancestors _of_our. (DEU_6:23)

OET-RV: 23 then he took us out of there, so he could bring us here to give us the land that he’d promised to our ancestors. (DEU 6:23)

KI2 23:24

OET-LV: 24 And_also DOM the_necromancers and_DOM the_soothsayers and_DOM the_teraphim and_DOM the_idols and_DOM all _of the _detestable_things which they _were _seen in_land of _Yəhūdāh and_in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) Yʼoshiy^yāh he _removed so _as to _carry _out DOM the _words/messages _of the _law which_were_written on the_scroll which Ḩilqiy^yāh he _had _found the_priest/officer the _house _of YHWH. (KI2_23:24)

OET-RV: 24 King Yoshiyah also removed the ritual pits and the soothsayers, and the images and idols, and all the abhorrences that were seen in Yerushalem and in the Yehudah region, in his diligence to obey everything that was written on the scroll that the priest Hilkiyah found in the temple. (KI2 23:24)

JER 43:3

OET-LV: 3 If/because Bārūk the _son _of Nēriy^yāh is_inciting you against_us so _as to _give us in_the _hand _of the_ones_from _Kasdiy to_put _to _death us and_to_take _into _exile us Bāⱱel. (JER_43:3)

OET-RV: 3 It’s because Neriyah’s son Baruk is inciting you against us so that we’ll stay here and get captured by the Babylonians to be either put to death or be taken as exiles to Babylon.” (JER 43:3)

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 25:15

OET-LV: 15 A _weight full and_righteousness it _will _belong to_you a _measure full and_righteousness it _will _belong to_you so _that they _may _be _long days _of_your on the_soil which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_you(fs). (DEU_25:15)

OET-RV: 15 You must use exact stone weights and measuring containers so that your god Yahweh will prolong your time in the country that he’s giving you— (DEU 25:15)

EZE 36:5

OET-LV: 5 for_so/thus/hence thus my_master he _says YHWH if not in_the _fire _of my _jealousy _of_my I _have _spoken on the _rest _of the_nations and_on ʼEdōm of _it _of_all which they _made DOM land _of_my to/for_them into_a _possession with_joy _of every _of heart with_scorn _of self so _that pastureland _of_its becomes_(into)_spoil. (EZE_36:5)

OET-RV: 5 the master Yahweh says this: I’ve certainly spoken in the heat of my anger against the other nations, against Edom and everyone who took my land for themselves as a possession—against all those who had both celebration in their heart and disdain in their spirit as they seized my land so they could claim its pasturelands for themselves.’ (EZE 36:5)

JOL 4:6

OET-LV: 6  and_the _sons of _Yəhūdāh and_the _sons of _Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) you(pl)_sold to_the _people _of the _Greeks so _as to_remove _them _far _away from_under territory _of_their _own. (JOL_4:6)

EZE 20:22

OET-LV: 22 And_I _turned _back DOM hand _of_my and_I _acted for _the _sake _of name _of_my to_not to _be _profaned to_the _eyes _of the_nations which I _brought _out them to_eyes _of_their. (EZE_20:22)

OET-RV: 22 But I didn’t proceed, for the sake of my reputation, so it wouldn’t be mocked by the nations who saw me bring the Israelis out of Egypt. (EZE 20:22)

PSA 79:9

OET-LV: 9 Help_us Oh _god _of our _salvation _of_our on the _matter _of the _glory _of your(ms)_name and_deliver_us and_atone on sins _of_our for _the _sake _of name _of_your. (PSA_79:9)

OET-RV: 9 Help us, God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of your name.
⇔  ≈ Save us and forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation. (PSA 79:9)

ISA 66:5

OET-LV: 5 hear the _message _of YHWH Oh_people_trembling to message _of_his relatives _of_your(pl) they _have _said who_hate _of_you(pl) who_exclude _of_you(pl) for _the _sake _of name _of_my YHWH let _him _be _glorified so_that _we _may _look on_joy _of_your(pl) and_they they _will _be _ashamed. (ISA_66:5)

OET-RV: ⇔  5 Listen to Yahweh’s message you who respect and honour it.
⇔  Your relatives who hate you and who exclude you all for my name’s sake, have said,
⇔  ‘Let Yahweh be honoured so we can see your happiness,’
⇔  however, they’ll be put to shame. (ISA 66:5)

MIC 6:16

OET-LV: 16 And_it _has _been _kept the _regulations _of ˊĀmərī and_all/each/any/every (the)_deed _of the _house _of ʼAḩʼāⱱ and_you(pl)_have _walked in_schemes _of_their so _as I_to _make you into_a _horror and_inhabitants _of_its into_hissing and_the _reproach _of my _people _of_my you(pl)_will _bear. (MIC_6:16)

OET-RV: 16 As a city, you’ve kept the regulations made by King Omri,
⇔  ≈ and behaved similarly to Ahab’s evil descendants.
⇔  You walk by their advice, so I’ll make you into a ruin.
⇔  People will hiss at your inhabitants,
⇔  and my people will mock you.” (MIC 6:16)

ISA 48:9

OET-LV: 9 For _the _sake _of name _of_my I _will _make _long anger _of_my and_praise _of_my I _will _restrain _myself to/for_you(fs) to_not to_cut _you _off. (ISA_48:9)

OET-RV: ⇔  9 For the sake of my reputation, I’ll hold back my anger,
⇔  and so that I’m praised, I’ll restrain myself from destroying you. (ISA 48:9)

PSA 25:11

OET-LV: 11 For _the _sake _of name _of_your Oh_YHWH (and)_you_will _forgive (to)_iniquity _of_my if/because is_great it. (PSA_25:11)

OET-RV: 11 For the sake of your reputation, Yahweh,
⇔  forgive my disobedience because it’s pretty bad. (PSA 25:11)

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