H3588A–כִּי–ki

And they cried unto the LORD, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve Thee.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when the LORD your God was your king.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּי־ ki- “deed”

Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto the LORD, that He may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And all the people said unto Samuel: 'Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

and turn ye not aside; for then should ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

כִּ֣י׀ ki “for”כִּי־ ki- “for”

For the LORD will not forsake His people for His great name's sake; because it hath pleased the LORD to make you a people unto Himself.

כִּ֠י ki “for”כִּ֚י ki “for”

Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things He hath done for you.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait--for the people were distressed--then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in holds, and in pits.

כִּ֣י ki “that”כִּ֥י ki “for”

And Samuel said: 'What hast thou done?' And Saul said: 'Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together against Michmas;

כִּֽי־ ki- “if”כִֽי־ khi- “that”

And Samuel said to Saul: 'Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which He commanded thee; for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

But now thy kingdom shall not continue; the LORD hath sought him a man after His own heart, and the LORD hath appointed him to be prince over His people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.'

כִּ֚י ki “for”

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said: 'Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears';

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the LORD in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: 'Come and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for us; for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.'

כִּ֣י ki “for”

But if they say thus: Come up unto us; then we will go up; for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand; and this shall be the sign unto us.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And the men of the garrison spoke to Jonathan and his armour-bearer, and said: 'Come up to us, and we will show you a thing.' And Jonathan said unto his armour-bearer: 'Come up after me; for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And Saul said unto Ahijah: 'Bring hither the ark of God.' For the ark of God was there at that time with the children of Israel.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Likewise all the men of Israel that had hid themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And when the people were come unto the forest, behold a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Then said Jonathan: 'My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, how mine eyes are brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּ֣י ki “for”

How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? had there not been then a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?'

כִּ֡י ki “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

For, as the LORD liveth, who saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.' But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”

And Saul said: 'God do so and more also; thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And the people said unto Saul: 'Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it; as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day.' So the people rescued J

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

'It repenteth Me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following Me, and hath not performed My commandments.' And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”