H3588A–כִּי–ki

So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer,

כִּ֚י ki “that”

He sent his son Hadoram to David, with words of peace and blessing, because he had overcome Hadadezer in the fight, for Hadadezer had wars with Tou; and Hadoram took with him vessels of silver and gold and brass:

כִּי־ ki- “for”

And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?

הֲכִ֣י (כִ֣י) Khi “for”

And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?

כִּ֣י ki “that”

So Mephibosheth went on living in Jerusalem; for he took all his meals at the king's table; and he had not the use of his feet.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

When David had news of it, he sent men out with the purpose of meeting them on their way, for the men were greatly shamed: and the king said, Go to Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, they sent to the Aramaeans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, and got for payment twenty thousand footmen, and they got from the king of Maacah a thousand men, and from Tob twelve tho

כִּ֥י ki “that”

Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the Aramaeans;

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And when the children of Ammon saw the flight of the Aramaeans, they themselves went in flight from Abishai, and came into the town. So Joab went back from fighting the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

And when the Aramaeans saw that Israel had overcome them, they got themselves together.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they were overcome by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became their servants. So the Aramaeans, in fear, gave no more help to the children of Ammon.

כִּ֤י ki “that”

So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

And the man said to David, Truly the men got the better of us, and came out against us into the open country, but we sent them back to the very doors of the town.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Then David said to the man, Go and say to Joab, Do not let this be a grief to you; for one man may come to his death by the sword like another: put up an even stronger fight against the town, and take it: and do you put heart into him.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And when the wife of Uriah had news that her husband was dead, she gave herself up to weeping for him.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:

כִּ֣י ki “for”

So now the sword will never be turned away from your family; because you have had no respect for me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will h

כִּי־ ki- “that”כִּ֤י ki “for”

But when David saw that his servants were talking together quietly, he was certain that the child was dead: and he said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is.

כִּ֤י ki “that”כִּ֣י ki “that”

And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life?

כִּ֤י ki “for”