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
47 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 3:17 · בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָAnd to the man He said, ‘Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed is the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,Genesis 8:21 · בַּעֲב֣וּרand Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, ‘I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man is evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;Genesis 12:13 · בַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְsay, I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.’Genesis 12:16 · בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּand to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels.Genesis 18:26 · בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃And Jehovah saith, ‘If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.’Genesis 18:29 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, ‘Peradventure there are found there forty?’ and He saith, ‘I do it not, because of the forty.’Genesis 18:31 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd he saith, ‘Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there are found there twenty?’ and He saith, ‘I do not destroy it, because of the twenty.’Genesis 18:32 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd he saith, ‘Let it not be, I pray Thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time: peradventure there are found there ten?’ and He saith, ‘I do not destroy it, because of the ten.’Genesis 21:30 · בַּעֲבוּר֙And he saith, ‘For—the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;’Genesis 26:24 · בַּעֲב֖וּרand Jehovah appeareth unto him during that night, and saith, ‘I am the God of Abraham thy father, fear not, for I am with thee, and have blessed thee, and have multiplied thy seed, because of Abraham My servant;’Genesis 27:4 · בַּעֲב֛וּרand make for me tasteful things, such as I have loved, and bring in to me, and I do eat, so that my soul doth bless thee before I die.’Genesis 27:10 · בַּעֲבֻ֛רand thou hast taken in to thy father, and he hath eaten, so that his soul doth bless thee before his death.Genesis 27:19 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd Jacob saith unto his father, ‘I am Esau thy first-born; I have done as thou hast spoken unto me; rise, I pray thee, sit, and eat of my provision, so that thy soul doth bless me.’Genesis 27:31 · בַּעֲב֖וּרand he also maketh tasteful things, and bringeth to his father, and saith to his father, ‘Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s provision, so that thy soul doth bless me.’Genesis 46:34 · בַּעֲב֗וּרthat ye have said, Thy servants have been men of cattle from our youth, even until now, both we and our fathers,—in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the abomination of the Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.’Exodus 9:14 · בַּעֲב֣וּרfor, at this time I am sending all My plagues unto thy heart, and on thy servants, and on thy people, so that thou knowest that there is none like Me in all the earth,Exodus 9:16 · בַּעֲב֥וּר · בַּעֲב֖וּר‘And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, so as to show thee My power, and for the sake of declaring My Name in all the earth;Exodus 13:8 · בַּעֲב֣וּרAnd thou hast declared to thy son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of what Jehovah did to me, in my going out from Egypt,Exodus 19:9 · בַּעֲב֞וּרAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Lo, I am coming unto thee in the thickness of the cloud, so that the people hear in My speaking with thee, and also believe in thee to the age;’ and Moses declareth the words of the people unto Jehovah.Exodus 20:20 · לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ · וּבַעֲב֗וּרAnd Moses saith unto the people, ‘Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces—that ye sin not.’1 Samuel 1:6 · בַּעֲב֖וּרand her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.1 Samuel 12:22 · בַּעֲב֖וּרfor Jehovah doth not leave His people, on account of His great name; for Jehovah hath been pleased to make you to Him for a people.1 Samuel 23:10 · בַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃And David saith, ‘Jehovah, God of Israel, Thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul is seeking to come in unto Keilah, to destroy the city on mine account.2 Samuel 5:12 · בַּעֲב֖וּרand David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, and that He hath lifted up his kingdom, because of His people Israel.2 Samuel 6:12 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd it is declared to king David, saying, ‘Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he hath, because of the ark of God;’ and David goeth and bringeth up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the city of David with joy.2 Samuel 7:21 · בַּעֲב֤וּרBecause of Thy word, and according to Thy heart, Thou hast done all this greatness, to cause Thy servant to know it.2 Samuel 9:1 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd David saith, ‘Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, and I do with him kindness because of Jonathan?’2 Samuel 9:7 · בַּֽעֲבוּר֙And David saith to him, ‘Be not afraid; for I certainly do with thee kindness because of Jonathan thy father, and have given back to thee all the field of Saul thy father, and thou dost eat bread at my table continually.’2 Samuel 10:3 · בַּעֲב֞וּרAnd the heads of the Bene-Ammon say unto Hanun their lord, ‘Is David honouring thy father in thine eyes because he hath sent to thee comforters? for to search the city, and to spy it, and to overthrow it, hath not David sent his servants unto thee?’2 Samuel 12:21 · בַּעֲב֞וּרAnd his servants say unto him, ‘What is this thing thou hast done? because of the living lad thou hast fasted and dost weep, and when the lad is dead thou hast risen and dost eat bread.’2 Samuel 12:25 · בַּעֲב֖וּרand sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.2 Samuel 13:2 · בַּֽעֲבוּר֙And Amnon hath distress—even to become sick, because of Tamar his sister, for she is a virgin, and it is hard in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.2 Samuel 14:20 · לְבַעֲב֤וּרin order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that is in the land.’2 Samuel 17:14 · לְבַעֲב֗וּרAnd Absalom saith—and all the men of Israel—‘Better is the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;’ and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah’s bringing unto Absalom the evil.2 Samuel 18:18 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd Absalom hath taken, and setteth up for himself in his life, the standing-pillar that is in the king’s valley, for he said, ‘I have no son to cause my name to be remembered;’ and he calleth the standing-pillar by his own name, and it is called ‘The monument of Absalom’ unto this day.1 Chronicles 14:2 · בַּעֲב֖וּרAnd David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, because of the lifting up on high of his kingdom, for the sake of His people Israel.1 Chronicles 17:19 · בַּעֲב֤וּרO Jehovah, for Thy servant’s sake, and according to Thine own heart Thou hast done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.1 Chronicles 19:3 · בַּ֠עֲבוּרand the heads of the sons of Ammon say to Hanun, ‘Is David honouring thy father, in thine eyes, because he hath sent to thee comforters? in order to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out, the land, have not his servants come in unto thee?’2 Chronicles 28:19 · בַּעֲב֖וּרfor Jehovah hath humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Jehovah.Job 20:2 · וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּרTherefore my thoughts cause me to answer, And because of my sensations in me.Psalm 105:45 · בַּעֲב֤וּר׀That they may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah!Psalm 106:32 · בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃And they cause wrath by the waters of Meribah, And it is evil to Moses for their sakes,Psalm 132:10 · בַּ֭עֲבוּרFor the sake of David Thy servant, Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.Jeremiah 14:4 · בַּעֲב֤וּרBecause the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.Amos 2:6 · בַּעֲב֥וּרThus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their selling for silver the righteous, And the needy for a pair of sandals.Amos 8:6 · בַּעֲב֣וּרTo purchase with money the poor, And the needy for a pair of sandals, Yea, the refuse of the pure corn we sell.Micah 2:10 · בַּעֲב֥וּרRise and go, for this is not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.