H3651C–כֵּן–ken

And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, Let not the ark of the God of Israel be with us, for his hand is hard on us and on Dagon our god.

כֵ֑ן Khen “so”

And the men did so; they took two cows, yoking them to the cart and shutting up their young ones in their living-place:

כֵּ֔ן Ken “thus”

As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you.

כֵּ֛ן ken “so”

When you come into the town you will see him straight away, before he goes up to the high place for the feast: the people are waiting for his blessing before starting the feast, and after that the guests will take part in it. So go up now and you will se

כֵּ֣ן ken “thus”כֵ֖ן khen “thus”

After that you will come to Gibeah, the hill of God, where an armed force of the Philistines is stationed: and when you come to the town, you will see a band of prophets coming down from the high place with instruments of music before them; and they will

כֵּ֗ן Ken “thus”

And one of the people of that place said in answer, And who is their father? So it became a common saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?

כֵּן֙ ken “-fore”

And Samuel said, As your sword has made women without children, so now your mother will be without children among women. And Agag was cut up by Samuel, bone from bone, before the Lord in Gilgal.

כֵּן־ ken- “so”

And he took off his clothing, acting like a prophet before Samuel, and falling down he was stretched out, without his clothing, all that day and all that night. This is the reason for the saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?

כֵּן֙ ken “-fore”

Saying, Our family is making an offering in the town, and my brothers have given me orders to be there: so now, if I have grace in your eyes, let me go away and see my brothers. This is why he has not come to the king's table.

כֵּ֣ן ken “-fore”

And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.

כֵּֽן׃ Ken “[it is] thus”

So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.

כֵּ֗ן Ken “-fore”

And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.

כֵ֔ן Khen “thus”

And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.

כֵ֗ן Khen “thus”

Let my lord give no attention to Nabal, that good-for-nothing: for as his name is, so is he, a man without sense: but I, your servant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent.

כֶּן־ ken- “[is] so”

And so, as your life was dear to me today, may my life be dear to the Lord, and may he make me free from all my troubles.

כֵּ֣ן ken “so”

So Achish straight away gave him Ziklag: and for that reason Ziklag has been the property of the kings of Judah to this day.

לָכֵ֞ן (כֵ֞ן) Khen “therefore”

And David said to Achish, You will see now what your servant will do. And Achish said to David, Then I will make you keeper of my head for ever.

לָכֵן֙ (כֵן֙) Khen “therefore”לָכֵ֗ן (כֵ֗ן) Khen “therefore”

Because you did not do what the Lord said, and did not give effect to his burning wrath against Amalek. So the Lord has done this thing to you today.

כֵּן֙ ken “-fore”

Then David said, You are not to do this, my brothers, after what the Lord has given us, who has kept us safe and given up the band which came against us into our hands.

כֵ֖ן khen “thus”

Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron.

כֵ֗ן Khen “thus”

May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,

כֵ֖ן khen “so”

And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:

כֵ֔ן Khen “thus”

And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house

כֵּן֙ ken “-fore”

And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

כֵּ֗ן Ken “-fore”

And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.

כֵּ֔ן Ken “so”