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:

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)

GEN 18:24

OET-LV: 24 Perhaps there_are fifty righteous_people in _the_middle the_city also will _you _sweep_it_away and_not will _you _forgive (to)_place for _the _sake _of fifty the _righteous_people who are_in_midst _of_its. (GEN_18:24)

OET-RV: 24 What if there were fifty people in the city who’ve obeyed you? Would you really destroy the city and all its people and not save it for the sake of those fifty? (GEN 18:24)

NUM 27:20

OET-LV: 20 And_you(ms)_will _give some_of_your _majesty on/upon/above_him/it so _that they _may _hear all _of the _congregation _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (NUM_27:20)

OET-RV: 20 Give him some of your authority so that all the Israeli people can hear it. (NUM 27:20)

PSA 51:6

OET-LV: 6  to/for_yourself(m) you_alone I _have _sinned and_the_evil in_eyes _of_your I _have _done so _that you _may _be _just when_speak_you you _will _be _pure when_judge_you. (PSA_51:6)

OET-RV: 6 You desire integrity in my inner self,
⇔ ≈ and you teach me wisdom in the secret place within. (PSA 51:6)

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)

ISA 41:20

OET-LV: 20 So _that people _may _see and_people _will _know and_people _will _set and_people _will _have _insight all _together if/because _that the _hand _of YHWH it _has _done this and_the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he_has _created _it. (ISA_41:20)

OET-RV: 20 so that people will be able to see, to realise, and to have determination and insight together
⇔ → because Yahweh has personally done this—Yisrael’s holy one has created it. (ISA 41:20)

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)

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)

ISA 49:7

OET-LV: 7 thus he _says YHWH of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _redeemer _of its _holy _of_one to_despise life to_ (of)_a _nation _one _who_abhors _of to_a _servant _of kings rulers they _will _see and_ princes _they _will _stand _up and_they _will _bow _down on _account _of YHWH who is_reliable the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he_has _chosen _you. (ISA_49:7)

OET-RV: ⇔  7 Yahweh, Yisrael’s holy one,
⇔ the one who paid the price for their freedom
⇔ says to the one whose life is despised,
⇔ the one who’s hated by the nations—a slave of rulers:
⇔ ‘Kings will see and stand up,
⇔ and princes will bow down
⇔ on account of Yahweh who is faithful—Yisrael’s holy one
⇔ because he has chosen you.’ (ISA 49:7)

HAB 2:2

OET-LV: 2 And_he_answered _me YHWH and_he/it _said write _down the_vision and_make_it_clear on the_tablets so _that he _may _run one _who_reads in_him/it. (HAB_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 Yahweh responded, saying:
§ “Write this vision clearly onto tablets so that messengers can run with them and read them aloud. (HAB 2:2)

AMO 2:7

OET-LV: 7 those_who_trample on the_dust _of the_earth on_the_head _of poor_people and_the_way _of humble_people they _turn _aside and_a _man and_father _of_his they _go into the _young_woman so _as to _profane DOM the _name _of my _holiness _of_my. (AMO_2:7)

OET-RV: 7 They trample the heads of the poor into the dust.
⇔ They just push the oppressed out of the way.
⇔ A man and his father go lie with the same girl
⇔ and so profane my sinless reputation. (AMO 2:7)

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)

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)

EXO 11:7

OET-LV: 7 And_to/for_all the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not it _will _sharpen a _dog tongue _of_its to_from_a _human and_unto livestock so _that you(pl)_may _know (cmp) he _distinguishes YHWH between Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_between Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (EXO_11:7)

OET-RV: 7 But amongst the Israelis, the dogs won’t growl at any person or animals so that you’ll know that Yahweh distinguishes between Egypt and Yisrael. (EXO 11:7)

EZE 6:6

OET-LV: 6 In_all _of places _of_your(pl)_dwelling the_cities they _will _be _waste and_the _high_places they _will _be _desolate so _that they _may _be _waste and_they _may _be _held _guilty altars _of_your(pl) and_they _will _be _shattered and_they _will _cease idols _of_your(pl) and_they _will _be _cut _down altars _of_your(pl)_incense and_they _will _be _wiped _out products _of_your(pl). (EZE_6:6)

OET-RV: 6 Everywhere you people live, cities will be turned to rubble and the hilltop shrines ruined, so that your altars will be broken down and left idle. Then they’ll be broken and disappear, your pillars will be cut down, and everything you people have built will be wiped away. (EZE 6:6)

KI2 8:19

OET-LV: 19 And_not YHWH he _was _willing to_destroy DOM Yəhūdāh for _the _sake _of Dāvid servant _of_his just_as he _had _said to_him/it to_give to_him/it a _lamp for_descendants _of_his all _of the_days. (KI2_8:19)

OET-RV: 19 but Yahweh wasn’t willing to destroy Yehudah, for the sake of his servant David—he’d promised David that his descendants would always rule Yehudah. (KI2 8:19)

DEU 29:8

OET-LV: 8  and_you(pl)_will _keep DOM the _words/messages _of the _covenant (the)_this and_you(pl)_will _do DOM_them so _that you(pl)_may _cause _to _prosper DOM all _of that you(pl)_will _do. (DEU_29:8)

OET-RV: 8 We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuven and Gad, and the half-tribe of Menashsheh to become their inheritance. (DEU 29:8)

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)

PSA 119:101

OET-LV: 101 From_all path evil I _have _restrained feet _of_my so _that I _may _keep message _of_your. (PSA_119:101)

OET-RV: 101 I’ve avoided all evil behaviour
⇔ so that I can obey what you’ve said. (PSA 119:101)

PSA 25:7

OET-LV: 7 The _sins _of my _youth(s)_of_my and_transgressions _of_my do _not remember according_to _of_your _covenant _loyalty remember to_me you on _account _of goodness _of_your Oh_YHWH. (PSA_25:7)

OET-RV: 7 Don’t think about my youthful disobedience or my rebelliousness.
⇔ Call me to mind with loyal commitment because of your goodness, Yahweh. (PSA 25:7)

DEU 9:5

OET-LV: 5 Not in_righteousness _of_your and_in_the _uprightness _of your _heart _of_your you are_about _to _go to_take _possession _of DOM land _of_their if/because in_the _wickedness _of the_nations the_these YHWH god _of_your is_dispossessing _of_them from_before _of_you and_so _as to _carry _out DOM the_message which he _swore YHWH to_ancestors _of_your to_ʼAⱱrāhām to_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob). (DEU_9:5)

OET-RV: 5 Again, it’s not because of your obedience or goodness that you’re going in to occupy their land, but it’s because of the wickedness of those peoples that your god Yahweh will drive them out in front of you, and so that he can fulfill what he promised to your ancestors Abraham, Yitshak, and Yakov. (DEU 9:5)

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)

JER 11:5

OET-LV: 5 So _as to _carry _out DOM the_oath which I _swore to_ancestors _of_your(pl) to_give to/for_them a _land flowing _of milk and_honey like_day the_this and_I _answered and_I _said amen Oh_YHWH. (JER_11:5)

OET-RV: 5 in order to fulfill the promise that I made to your ancestors to give them a land that’s flowing with milk and honey, as it is right now.’ ”
¶ “So be it, Yahweh,” I answered. (JER 11:5)

DEU 2:30

OET-LV: 30 And_not Şīḩōn he _was _willing the _king _of Ḩeshbōn to_let _us _pass in/on/over_him/it if/because YHWH he _had _made _stubborn god _of_your DOM his/its_breath/wind/spirit and_he _had _made _obstinate DOM heart _of_his so _as to_give _him in_hand _of_your as_day (the)_this. (DEU_2:30)

OET-RV: 30 “However, Heshbon’s King Sihon wouldn’t let us go through his country because your god Yahweh had hardened his spirit and made him stubborn so that you could take his land, which we still have to this day. (DEU 2:30)

PSA 106:8

OET-LV: 8 And_he_saved _them for _the _sake _of his/its_name to_make _known DOM might _of_his. (PSA_106:8)

OET-RV: 8 However, he saved them for the sake of his reputation—
⇔ to make his incredible power known to the world. (PSA 106:8)

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)

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