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:

EZE 39:12

OET-LV: 12 And_they_will _bury _them the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) so _as to _cleanse DOM the_earth/land seven months. (EZE_39:12)

OET-RV: 12 It’ll take seven months for the Israelis to bury them to make the area clean— (EZE 39:12)

PSA 60:7

OET-LV: 7  so _that they_may _be _rescued your _beloved _of_ones save hand _of_your _right and_answer_me. (PSA_60:7)

OET-RV: 7 Gilead is mine,
⇔ ≈ and Menashsheh (Manasseh) is mine.
⇔ Efrayim/Yisrael also is my helmet.
⇔ ≈ Yehudah (Judah) is my scepter. (PSA 60:7)

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)

DEU 27:3

OET-LV: 3 And_you _will _write on_them DOM all _of the _words/messages _of the _law (the)_this when_you_have _passed _over so _that that you _may _go into the_earth/land which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) a _land flowing _of milk and_honey just_as he _spoke YHWH the _god _of your(pl)_ancestors _of_your to/for_you(fs). (DEU_27:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then write all these instructions onto them as soon as you’ve crossed the river, so that you can enter the very fertile land that your god Yahweh is giving you, as he had promised your ancestors. (DEU 27:3)

SA2 13:5

OET-LV: 5 And_he/it _said to_him/it Yōnādāⱱ lie _down on bed _of_your and_make _yourself _sick I _will _show_you(ms) and_he _will _come to_see_you and_you _will _say to_him/it let _her _come please Tāmār sister _of_my and_let_her _cause _me _to _eat food and_she _will _make to_eyes _of_my DOM the_food so _that that I _may _see and_I _will _eat from_hand _of_her. (SA2_13:5)

OET-RV: 5 “Go to bed and pretend to be sick,” Yonadab suggested. “Then when your father comes to see you, ask him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come to look after my food. She can cook it here and serve it to me.’ ” (SA2 13:5)

DEU 31:19

OET-LV: 19 And_now write _down to/for_you(pl) DOM the_song (the)_this and_teach_it DOM the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) put_it in_mouth _of_their so _that it _may _become to/for_me the_song (the)_this (into)_a_witness on_the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (DEU_31:19)

OET-RV: 19 So now, write down this song and teach it to the Israelis. Make them memorise it so that it can become a witness for me against them. (DEU 31:19)

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)

JER 44:29

OET-LV: 29 And_this to/for_you(pl) will_be_the _sign the _utterance _of YHWH (cmp) am_about _to _visit_judgement I on_you(pl) in_place the_this so _that you(pl)_may _know if/because _that certainly _(established) they _will _be _established words/messages _of_my on_you(pl) for_harm. (JER_44:29)

OET-RV: 29 Yahweh declares that this will be the sign for you all: I’m going to punish you all in this place so that you’ll know that what I’ve said will come to pass, resulting in harm for all of you. (JER 44:29)

EZE 36:32

OET-LV: 32 Not for_your(pl)_sake I am_about _to _act the _utterance _of my_master YHWH let _it _be _known to/for_you(pl) be _ashamed and_be _humiliated from_ways _of_your(pl) Oh _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (EZE_36:32)

OET-RV: 32 But make sure you know this: I’m not doing all that for your sake, so you Israeli people should be ashamed and disgraced because of your behaviour. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration. (EZE 36:32)

JER 7:23

OET-LV: 23 If/because (if) DOM the_matter the_this I _commanded them to_say listen to_voice _of_my and_I _will _be to/for_you(pl) (into)_god and_you(pl) you(pl)_will _become to_me (into)_a_people and_you(pl)_will _walk in_all (the)_way which I _will _command you(pl) so _that it _may _go _well for_you(pl). (JER_7:23)

OET-RV: 23 What I told them was, ‘Listen to my voice, and I’ll be your god, and you all will be my people. Follow all the instructions that I’ll give you so that everything will go well for you all.’ (JER 7:23)

EXO 4:5

OET-LV: 5 So _that they _may _believe if/because _that he _appeared to_you YHWH the _god _of ancestors _of_their the _god _of ʼAⱱrāhām the _god _of Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_the _god _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob). (EXO_4:5)

OET-RV: 5 “That’s so that they’ll believe that I appeared to you: Yahweh—the god of their ancestors—the god of Abraham, Yitshak, and Yacob.” (EXO 4:5)

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)

EZE 20:26

OET-LV: 26 And_I _made _unclean them by_gifts _of_their when_made _pass _through every _of firstborn _of a _womb so _that I_may _make _them _appalled so _that that they _may _know (cmp) I am_YHWH. (EZE_20:26)

OET-RV: 26 I declared them to be defiled because of the gifts they gave (they sacrificed every woman’s firstborn child in the fire) so that I could fill them with horror so they would know that I am Yahweh.’ (EZE 20:26)

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)

DEU 5:33

OET-LV: 33 In_all the_way which he _has _commanded YHWH god _of_your(pl) you(pl) you(pl)_will _walk so _that you(pl)_may _live and_good to/for_you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _prolong days on _the_earth which you(pl)_will _take _possession _of. (DEU_5:33)

OET-RV: 33 Follow all the instructions from your god Yahweh, and then you’ll all live and things will go well and you’ll all be able to occupy that land for a long time. (DEU 5:33)

PRO 19:20

OET-LV: 20 Listen _to counsel and_accept correction so _that you _may _become _wise in_end _of_your. (PRO_19:20)

OET-RV: 20 Listen to advise and accept correction
⇔ → so that you’ll become wise for your life ahead. (PRO 19:20)

PRO 15:24

OET-LV: 24 the_path _of life is_upward_upwards for_one _who_acts _prudently so _as to _turn _aside from_Shəʼōl beneath. (PRO_15:24)

OET-RV: 24 Life’s path is upward for the wise person,
⇔ → to prevent them going down to the grave. (PRO 15:24)

ISA 28:13

OET-LV: 13 And_it _was to/for_them the _message _of YHWH command to_command command to_command line to_line line to_line a _little there a _little there so _that they _may _go and_they _will _stumble backwards and_they _will _be _broken and_they _will _be _ensnared and_they _will _be _captured. (ISA_28:13)

OET-RV: 13 So Yahweh’s message to them,
⇔ ‘command to command to command, line to line to line, a little there, a little there’,
⇔ so they can go, but they’ll stumble backwards and will be broken,
⇔ plus they’ll become trapped and will be captured. (ISA 28:13)

EZE 23:21

OET-LV: 21 And_you _sought DOM the _licentiousness _of your _youth(s)_of_your when_squeezed from_Miʦrayim nipples _of_your on _account _of the _breasts _of your _youth(s)_of_your. (EZE_23:21)

OET-RV: 21 That’s how you did those shameful things when you were young, when the Egyptians fondled your nipples and squeezed your young breasts. (EZE 23:21)

DEU 11:8

OET-LV: 8 And_you(pl)_will _keep DOM all _of the_command which I am_commanding _of_you the_day so _that you(pl)_may _be _strong and_you(pl)_will _go and_you(pl)_will _take _possession _of DOM the_earth/land where you(pl) are_about _to _pass _over to_(to) to_take_possession _of _it. (DEU_11:8)

OET-RV: 8 So then, follow all the instructions that I’m giving you all today so that you’ll all be strong to enter and take possession of the land once you cross the river (DEU 11:8)

DEU 29:18

OET-LV: 18  and_it _was when_hears_he DOM the _words/messages _of the _oath (the)_this and_he _will _bless _himself in_heart _of_his to_say peace it _will _belong to/for_me if/because in_the _stubbornness _of my _own _heart _of_my I _walk so _as to _sweep _away the _watered_ground with the _thirsty_ground. (DEU_29:18)

OET-RV: 18 If there happens to be a man or woman, or clan or tribe, whose loyalty is turning away today from your god Yahweh and to go and serve those gods in those other nations, i.e., if there’s a bitter or poisonous root among you all, (DEU 29:18)

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)

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)

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)

CH2 6:33

OET-LV: 33 And_you(ms) you _will _hear from the_heavens from_the _place _of your _dwelling and_you _will _do according_to _all that he _will _call to_you the_foreigner so _that they _may _know all _of the _peoples _of the_earth/land DOM your(ms)_name and_to_fear you like_people _of_your Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_to_know if/because _that name _of_your it _is _called on the_house the_this which I _have _built. (CH2_6:33)

OET-RV: 33 then listen to them as well from where you live there in the heavens. Do whatever that foreigner requests from you, so that all the people groups in the world will learn about your reputation, and honour and obey you like your Israeli people do, and know that this temple that I’ve built is called by your name. (CH2 6:33)

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)

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