H4616–מַ֫עַן–ma.an

O LORD, why dost Thou make us to err from Thy ways, and hardenest our heart from Thy fear? Return for Thy servants' sake, the tribes of Thine inheritance.

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

Thus saith the LORD: as, when wine is found in the cluster, one saith: 'Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it'; so will I do for My servants' sakes, that I may not destroy all.

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at His word: your brethren that hate you, that cast you out for My name's sake, have said: 'Let the LORD be glorified, that we may gaze upon your joy', but they shall be ashamed.

לְמַ֤עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breast of her consolations; that ye may drink deeply with delight of the abundance of her glory.

לְמַ֤עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”לְמַ֧עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy baleful thoughts lodge within thee?

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

and come and stand before Me in this house, whereupon My name is called, and say: 'We are delivered', that ye may do all these abominations?

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke Me.

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

Do they provoke Me? saith the LORD; do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

but this thing I commanded them, saying: 'Hearken unto My voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be My people; and walk ye in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.'

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

For thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.

לְמַ֥עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

that I may establish the oath which I swore unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.' Then answered I, and said: 'Amen, O LORD.'

לְמַעַן֩ le.ma.'An “so as”

Though our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, work Thou for Thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many, we have sinned against Thee.

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

Do not contemn us, for Thy name's sake, do not dishonour the throne of Thy glory; remember, break not Thy covenant with us.

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

Yet ye have not hearkened unto Me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke Me with the work of your hands to your own hurt.

לְמַ֧עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

for they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out and ye should perish.

לְמַ֨עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, and they prophesy falsely in My name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.'

לְמַ֨עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

'Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase, both that which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days.

לְמַ֥עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered unto Baal, and poured out drink-offerings unto other gods, to provoke Me.

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to set apart their sons and their daughters unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into My mind, that they should do this abomination; to cause Judah

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live many days in the land wherein ye sojourn.

לְמַ֨עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way, and I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.'

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will hearken to the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we hearken to the voice of the LORD our God.'

לְמַ֙עַן֙ le.Ma.'an “so that”

but Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captives to Babylon.'

לְמַעַן֩ le.ma.'An “so as”

in that ye provoke Me with the works of your hands, offering unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are gone to sojourn; that ye may be cut off, and that ye may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

לְמַ֙עַן֙ le.Ma.'an “so as”וּלְמַ֤עַן (לְמַ֤עַן) le.Ma.'an “so as”

And this shall be the sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that My words shall surely stand against you for evil;

לְמַ֙עַן֙ le.Ma.'an “so that”