prep 1) for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to conj 2) in order that
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H5668 — עָבוּר
a.vur · for the sake of · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 3:17 · בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָAnd unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;Genesis 8:21 · בַּעֲב֣וּרAnd the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.Genesis 12:13 · בַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְSay, I pray thee, thou [art] my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.Genesis 12:16 · בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּAnd he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.Genesis 18:26 · בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.Genesis 18:29 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do [it] for forty’s sake.Genesis 18:31 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty’s sake.Genesis 18:32 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten’s sake.Genesis 21:30 · בַּעֲבוּר֙And he said, For [these] seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.Genesis 26:24 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.Genesis 27:4 · בַּעֲב֛וּרAnd make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.Genesis 27:10 · בַּעֲבֻ֛רAnd thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.Genesis 27:19 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd Jacob said unto his father, I [am] Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.Genesis 27:31 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.Genesis 46:34 · בַּעֲב֗וּרThat ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, [and] also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians.Exodus 9:14 · בַּעֲב֣וּרFor I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that [there is] none like me in all the earth.Exodus 9:16 · בַּעֲב֥וּר · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up, for to shew [in] thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.Exodus 13:8 · בַּעֲב֣וּרAnd thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, [This is done] because of that [which] the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.Exodus 19:9 · בַּעֲב֞וּרAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.Exodus 20:20 · לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ · וּבַעֲב֗וּרAnd Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.1 Samuel 1:6 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.1 Samuel 12:22 · בַּעֲב֖וּרFor the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.1 Samuel 23:10 · בַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.2 Samuel 5:12 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.2 Samuel 6:12 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that [pertaineth] unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.2 Samuel 7:21 · בַּעֲב֤וּרFor thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know [them].2 Samuel 9:1 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?2 Samuel 9:7 · בַּֽעֲבוּר֙And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.2 Samuel 10:3 · בַּעֲב֞וּרAnd the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David [rather] sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?2 Samuel 12:21 · בַּעֲב֞וּרThen said his servants unto him, What thing [is] this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, [while it was] alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.2 Samuel 12:25 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.2 Samuel 13:2 · בַּֽעֲבוּר֙And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she [was] a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.2 Samuel 14:20 · לְבַעֲב֤וּרTo fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all [things] that [are] in the earth.2 Samuel 17:14 · לְבַעֲב֗וּרAnd Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite [is] better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.2 Samuel 18:18 · בַּעֲב֖וּרNow Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which [is] in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.1 Chronicles 14:2 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.1 Chronicles 17:19 · בַּעֲב֤וּרO LORD, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all [these] great things.1 Chronicles 19:3 · בַּ֠עֲבוּרBut the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?2 Chronicles 28:19 · בַּעֲב֖וּרFor the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.Job 20:2 · וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּרTherefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for [this] I make haste.Psalm 105:45 · בַּעֲב֤וּר׀That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.Psalm 106:32 · בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃They angered [him] also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:Psalm 132:10 · בַּ֭עֲבוּרFor thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.Jeremiah 14:4 · בַּעֲב֤וּרBecause the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.Amos 2:6 · בַּעֲב֥וּרThus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;Amos 8:6 · בַּעֲב֣וּרThat we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; [yea], and sell the refuse of the wheat?Micah 2:10 · בַּעֲב֥וּרArise ye, and depart; for this [is] not [your] rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a sore destruction.