H3588A–כִּי–ki

And now, begin and bless the house of Thy servant, to be unto the age before Thee, for Thou, Lord Jehovah, hast spoken, and by Thy blessing is the house of Thy servant blessed -- to the age.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And Toi king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten all the force of Hadadezer,

כִּ֚י ki “that”

and Toi sendeth Joram his son unto king David to ask of him of welfare, and to bless him, (because that he hath fought against Hadadezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars `with' Toi had Hadadezer been), and in his hand have been vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass,

כִּי־ ki- “for”

And David saith, `Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, and I do with him kindness because of Jonathan?'

הֲכִ֣י (כִ֣י) Khi “for”

And 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.'

כִּ֣י ki “for”

And he boweth himself, and saith, `What `is' thy servant, that thou hast turned unto the dead dog -- such as I?'

כִּ֣י ki “that”

And Mephibosheth is dwelling in Jerusalem, for at the table of the king he is eating continually, and he `is' lame of his two feet.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

And 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?'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

and they declare `it' to David, and he sendeth to meet them, for the men have been greatly ashamed, and the king saith, `Abide in Jericho till your beard doth spring up -- then ye have returned.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And the Bene-Ammon see that they have been abhorred by David, and the Bene-Ammon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob, and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah `with' a thousand men, and Ish-Tob `with' twelve thousand men;

כִּ֥י ki “that”

and Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him before and behind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

and the Bene-Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee from the presence of Abishai, and go in to the city; and Joab turneth back from the Bene-Ammon, and cometh in to Jerusalem.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

And Aram seeth that it is smitten before Israel, and they are gathered together;

כִּ֥י ki “that”

And all the kings -- servants of Hadadezer -- see that they have been smitten before Israel, and make peace with Israel, and serve them; and Aram is afraid to help any more the Bene-Ammon.

כִּ֤י ki “that”

And it cometh to pass in Joab's watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men `are';

כִּ֥י ki “that”

and the messenger saith unto David, `Surely the men have been mighty against us, and come out unto us into the field, and we are upon them unto the opening of the gate,

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And David saith unto the messenger, `Thus dost thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing be evil in thine eyes; for thus and thus doth the sword devour; strengthen thy warfare against the city, and throw it down -- and strengthen thou him.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And the wife of Uriah heareth that Uriah her husband `is' dead, and lamenteth for her lord;

כִּי־ ki- “that”

And the anger of David burneth against the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Nathan, `Jehovah liveth, surely a son of death `is' the man who is doing this,

כִּ֣י ki “for”

`And now, the sword doth not turn aside from thy house unto the age, because thou hast despised Me, and dost take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be to thee for a wife;

כִּ֣י ki “for”

for thou hast done `it' in secret, and I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'

כִּ֥י ki “for”

only, because thou hast caused the enemies of Jehovah greatly to despise by this thing, also the son who is born to thee doth surely die.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the lad dieth, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the lad is dead, for they said, `Lo, in the lad being alive we spake unto him, and he did not hearken to our voice; and how do we say unto him, The lad is dead? -- then he hath done evil.'

כִּי־ ki- “that”כִּ֤י ki “for”

And David seeth that his servants are whispering, and David understandeth that the lad is dead, and David saith unto his servants, `Is the lad dead?' and they say, `Dead.'

כִּ֤י ki “that”כִּ֣י ki “that”

And he saith, `While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth? -- Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived;

כִּ֤י ki “for”