H3651C–כֵּן–ken

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore has the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.

כֵּ֗ן Ken “-fore”

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but always evil: [ergänzt: it is] Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

כֵּֽן׃ Ken “thus”

And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the king's hand.

כֵּ֖ן ken “thus”

And he said, Hear ye therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left;

לָכֵ֖ן (כֵ֖ן) Khen “therefore”

And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice [ergänzt: him], and also succeed: go forth, and do so.

כֵֽן׃ Khen “thus”

And it came to pass after this [ergänzt: that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them certain of the Maonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

אַֽחֲרֵיכֵ֡ן (כֵ֡ן) Khen “this”

And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah, for there they blessed Jehovah; therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Berachah, to this day.

כֵּ֡ן ken “-fore”

And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly.

וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ן (כֵ֗ן) Khen “this”

And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to renew the house of Jehovah.

אַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן (כֵ֑ן) Khen “this”

And he wrote a letter to rail at Jehovah the God of Israel, and to speak against him saying, As the gods of the nations of the countries have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of my hand.

כֵּ֣ן ken “so”

And many brought gifts unto Jehovah to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; and he was thenceforth magnified in the sight of all the nations.

כֵֽן׃ Khen “thus”

However in [ergänzt: the matter of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [ergänzt: that was] in his heart.

וְכֵ֞ן (כֵ֞ן) Khen “thus”

And after this he built the outer wall of the city of David, on the west, toward Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance of the fish-gate, and carried it round Ophel, and raised it up a very great height; and he put captains of war in all the fortified cities of Judah.

כֵ֡ן khen “thus”

And they set apart the burnt-offerings to give them to the classes of the fathers' houses of the children of the people, to present them to Jehovah, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so [ergänzt: did they] with the oxen.

וְכֵ֖ן (כֵ֖ן) Khen “thus”

and afterwards the continual burnt-offering, and those of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of Jehovah that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a voluntary offering to Jehovah.

וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֞ן (כֵ֞ן) Khen “this”

And the whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy words.

כֵּ֛ן ken “so”

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest [ergänzt: and] certain of the chief fathers were separated according to their fathers' houses, and all of them [ergänzt: expressed] by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

כֵן֮ khen “thus”

And the rulers did not know whither I went or what I did, for I had not as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.

כֵּ֖ן ken “thus”

And they said, We will restore [ergänzt: them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do, as thou hast said. And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

כֵּ֣ן ken “so”

But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.

כֵ֔ן Khen “thus”

in which was written: It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says [ergänzt: it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel, for which cause thou buildest the wall, and according to these words thou wilt become their king.

כֵּ֛ן ken “-fore”

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have wherewith to spread an evil report, that they might reproach me.

כֵּ֖ן ken “thus”

And all the congregation of them that had come back from the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths. For since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun until that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

כֵּן֙ ken “thus”

And the drinking was, according to commandment, without constraint; for so the king had appointed to all the magnates of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

כֵ֣ן׀ khen “thus”

And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's business [ergänzt: conducted] before all that knew law and judgment;

כֵן֙ khen “[was] thus”