H3588A–כִּי–ki

And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Then Micah said, Now I am certain that the Lord will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become my priest.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּ֧י ki “for”

In those days there was no king in Israel, and in those days the Danites were looking for a heritage for themselves, to be their living-place; for up to that time no distribution of land had been made to them among the tribes of Israel.

כִּי֩ ki “for”

And they said, Up! and let us go against Laish; for we have seen the land, and it is very good: why are you doing nothing? Do not be slow to go in and take the land for your heritage.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

When you come there you will come to a people living without thought of danger; and the land is wide, and God has given it into your hands: a place where there is everything on earth for man's needs.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the country of Laish, said to their brothers, Have you knowledge that in these houses there is an ephod and family gods and a pictured image and a metal image? So now you see what to do.

כִּ֠י ki “that”

Crying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?

כִּ֥י ki “that”

Then the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he, he went back to his house.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

And they had no saviour, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with Aram; and it was in the valley which is the property of Beth-rehob. And building up the town again they took it for their living-place.

כִּ֧י ki “for”

(Now the children of Benjamin had word that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Make clear how this evil thing took place.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

So I took her, cutting her into parts which I sent through all the country of the heritage of Israel: for they have done an act of shame in Israel.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was in his place before it,) and said, Am I still to go on with the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother, or am I to give it up? And the Lord said, Go on; for tomorrow I will give him into

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And they came in front of Gibeah, ten thousand of the best men in all Israel, and the fighting became more violent; but the children of Benjamin were not conscious that evil was coming on them.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were overcome: and the men of Israel had given way before Benjamin, putting their faith in the watchers who were to make the surprise attack on Gibeah.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֤י ki “for”

The men of Israel were to make a turn about in the fight. And Benjamin had overcome and put to death about thirty of the men of Israel, and were saying, Certainly they are falling back before us as in the first fight.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

And the men of Israel had made a turn about, and the men of Benjamin were overcome with fear, for they saw that evil had overtaken them.

כִּ֣י ki “if”כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel, who did not come up to the Lord at the meeting of all Israel? For they had taken a great oath that whoever did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord was to be put to death.

כִּי֩ ki “for”

And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Then the responsible men of the meeting said, What are we to do about wives for the rest of them, seeing that the women of Benjamin are dead?

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Seeing that we may not give them our daughters as wives? For the children of Israel had taken an oath, saying, Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”

So she and her daughters-in-law got ready to go back from the country of Moab, for news had come to her in the country of Moab that the Lord, in mercy for his people, had given them food.

כִּ֤י ki “if”כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And they said to her, No, but we will go back with you to your people.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

Go back, my daughters, and go on your way; I am so old now that I may not have another husband. If I said, I have hopes, if I had a husband tonight, and might have sons,

כִּ֥י ki “for”כִּ֤י ki “if”

Would you keep yourselves till they were old enough? would you keep from having husbands for them? No, my daughters; but I am very sad for you that the hand of the Lord is against me.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “that”