H3588A–כִּי–ki

Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the Lord, worshipping the Baals and the Astartes: but now, make us safe from those who are against us and we will be your servants.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No more of this; we will have a king for our ruler: when the Lord your God was your king.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּי־ ki- “deed”

Is it not now the time of the grain cutting? My cry will go up to the Lord and he will send thunder and rain: so that you may see and be conscious of your great sin which you have done in the eyes of the Lord in desiring a king for yourselves.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And do not go from the right way turning to those false gods in which there is no profit and no salvation, for they are false.

כִּ֣י׀ ki “for”כִּי־ ki- “for”

For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.

כִּ֠י ki “for”כִּ֚י ki “for”

Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

When the men of Israel saw the danger they were in, (for the people were troubled,) they took cover in cracks in the hillsides and in the woods and in rocks and holes and hollows.

כִּ֣י ki “that”כִּ֥י ki “for”

And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were going away from me, and you had not come at the time which had been fixed, and the Philistines had come together at Michmash;

כִּֽי־ ki- “if”כִֽי־ khi- “that”

And Samuel said to Saul, You have done a foolish thing: you have not kept the rules which the Lord your God gave you; it was the purpose of the Lord to make your authority over Israel safe for ever.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

But now, your authority will not go on: the Lord, searching for a man who is pleasing to him in every way, has given him the place of ruler over his people, because you have not done what the Lord gave you orders to do.

כִּ֚י ki “for”

Now there was no iron-worker in all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, For fear the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears:

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, who had the ephod. And the people had no idea that Jonathan had gone.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a grea

כִּ֣י ki “for”

But if they say, Come up to us; then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hands: and this will be the sign to us.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And the armed men of the force gave Jonathan and his servant their answer, saying, Come up here to us, and we will let you see something. Then Jonathan said to his servant, Come up after me: for the Lord has given them up into the hands of Israel.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that time.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּ֣י ki “for”

How much more if the people had freely taken their food from the goods of those who were fighting against them! would there not have been much greater destruction among the Philistines?

כִּ֡י ki “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”

And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

It is no longer my pleasure for Saul to be king; for he is turned back from going in my ways, and has not done my orders. And Samuel was very sad, crying to the Lord in prayer all night.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”