H3588A–כִּי–ki

For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph: 'I also saw in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head;

כִּ֣י ki “that”

And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill-favoured as at the beginning. So I awoke.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And Joseph laid up corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number.

כִּי־ ki- “that”כִּי־ ki- “for”

And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: 'for God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: 'for God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Now Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons: 'Why do ye look one upon another?'

כִּ֥י ki “that”

And he said: 'Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt. Get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.'

כִּ֥י ki “that”

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.'

כִּ֣י ki “for”

And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caanan.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And he said unto them: 'Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “deed”

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.'

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them.

כִּ֥י ki “that”כִּ֥י ki “for”

And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us: Hereby shall I know that ye are upright men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take corn for the famine of your houses, and go your way.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

And bring your youngest brother unto me; then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are upright men; so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.'

כִּ֣י ki “that”כִּ֥י ki “that”

And he said: 'My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left; if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down, for the man said unto us: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.'

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And they said: 'The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying: Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words; could we in any wise know that he would say: Bring

כִּ֣י ki “that”

For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.'

כִּ֖י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.'

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said: 'Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondm

כִּ֣י ki “that”

And it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it back in our hand.

כִּי־ ki- “that”