H3588A–כִּי–ki

And they cried to Jehovah and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths; and now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

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

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּי־ ki- “deed”

Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, and he will send thunder and rain; and ye shall perceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah in asking for yourselves a king.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray to Jehovah thy God for thy servants, that we die not; for we have added to all our sins the wickedness to ask for ourselves a king.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

and turn ye not aside; for [ergänzt: it would be] after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

כִּ֣י׀ ki “for”כִּי־ ki- “for”

For Jehovah will not cast away his people for his great name's sake; because it has pleased Jehovah to make you his people.

כִּ֠י ki “for”כִּ֚י ki “for”

Only, fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth, with all your heart; for see how great things he has done for you.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

And the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed); and the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in cliffs, and in strongholds, 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 didst not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines were assembled at Michmash,

כִּֽי־ ki- “if”כִֽי־ khi- “that”

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

כִּ֣י ki “for”

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah has sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah has appointed him ruler over his people; for thou hast not kept what Jehovah commanded thee.

כִּ֚י ki “for”

Now there was no smith found throughout 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, Jehovah's priest in Shiloh, wore the ephod.) And the people did not know that Jonathan was gone.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

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

כִּ֣י ki “for”

And if they say thus, Come up to us, then we will go up; for Jehovah has given them into our hand; and this shall be the sign to us.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armour-bearer and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you something. And Jonathan said to his armour-bearer, Come up after me; for Jehovah has delivered them into the hand of Israel.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And Saul said to Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And all the men of Israel who had hid themselves in mount Ephraim heard that the Philistines fled, and they also followed hard after them in the battle.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And Jonathan said, My father has troubled the land: see, I pray you, that mine eyes are bright, because I tasted a little of this honey.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּ֣י ki “for”

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

כִּ֡י ki “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

For, [ergänzt: as] Jehovah liveth, who has saved Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall certainly die. And no one answered him among all the people.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”

And Saul said, God do so [ergänzt: to me] and more also; thou shalt certainly die, Jonathan.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! [ergänzt: as] Jehovah liveth, there shall not a hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has wrought with God this day. So the people delivered Jonathan, that he died not.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned away from following me, and hath not fulfilled my words. And Samuel was much grieved; and he cried to Jehovah all night.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”