H3588A–כִּי–ki

He didn't humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

Go you, inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of Yahweh that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Yahweh, to do according to all that is written in this book.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron [ergänzt: were busied] in offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

The singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters were at every gate: they didn't need to depart from their service; for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? [ergänzt: I come] not against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; and God has commanded me to make haste: forbear you from [ergänzt: meddling with] God, who is with me, that he not destroy you.

כִּ֚י ki “for”

Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn't listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

The archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

Yahweh, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

They set the altar on its base; for fear was on them because of the peoples of the countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon to Yahweh, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

כִּ֚י ki “for”

They sang one to another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, [ergänzt: saying], For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel. All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel;

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' [ergänzt: houses], and said to them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as you do; and we sacrifice to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' [ergänzt: houses] of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to Yahweh, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.

כִּי֩ ki “for”

For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure: and they killed the Passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

כִּ֣י׀ ki “for”

For on the first [ergänzt: day] of the first month began he to go up from Babylon; and on the first [ergänzt: day] of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.

כִּ֗י Ki “for”

For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands: yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

and I said, my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up to the heavens.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the ruins of it, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Now, our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,

כִּ֥י ki “for”

After all that is come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,

כִּ֣י׀ ki “for”

Yahweh, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for none can stand before you because of this.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”