לְמַעַן

subst. purpose, intent, only with לְ, in לְמַ֫עַן271 prep. and conj. for the sake of, on account of, to the intent or in order that (abbrev. from מַעֲנֶה: cf. מַ֫עַל: Köii. 116);—with sf. לְמַעֲנִי, לְמַעַנְךָ, and לְמַעַנְכֶם;— prep.:— Gn 18:24 wilt thou … not spare the place למען חמשׁים הצדיקים for the sake of the 50 righteous? Dt 30:6 ל׳ חַיֶּיךָ for thy life’s sake, 1 K 8:41 the foreigner who comes from afar ל׳ שְׁמֶ֑ךָ, Is 43:14 לְמַעַנְכֶם שִׁלַּחְתִּי בָבֶ֫לָה, 45:4; 62:1 ל׳ ציון, 63:17 ל׳ עבדיך, 65:8; Ez 36:22(×2) Jb 18:4 ψ 122:8, 9; (עַבְדִּי ד׳) לְמַעַן דָּוִד, i.e. for the sake of David’s memory, and the promises given to him, †1 K 11:12, 13, 32, 34; 15:4; 2 K 8:19; 19:34 (= Is 37:35), 20:6 (all D2); לְמעֲנִי (of י׳) for my own sake, i.e. to vindicate my name, †2 K 19:34 (= Is 37:35), 20:6; Is 43:25; 48:11 לְמַעֲנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה לְמַעֲנִי, so לְמַעַנְךָ Dn 9:19, ל׳ אֲדֹנָי v 17 (cf. Is 55:5); י׳ is said (or entreated) to act (שִׁמְךָ, שְׁמִי) לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ i.e. to maintain his reputation, or character, †ψ 23:3; 25:11; 31:4; 79:9; 106:8; 109:21; 143:11; Je 14:7, 21 Ez 20:9, 14, 22, 44; Is 48:9; simil. ל׳ חַסְדְּךָ (i.e. to maintain it consistently) †ψ 6:5; 44:27, ל׳ טוּבְךָ †25:7, ל׳ צִדְקוֹ †Is 42:21. In view of, on account of (but not expressing causation distinctly, like מִן 2 f, or מִפְּנֵי), Dt 3:26 ויתעבר י׳ בי לְמַעַנְכֶם on your account, 1 K 11:39 ל׳ זֹאתּ in view of this, ל׳ שׁוֹרֲרַי on account of my watchful foes, †ψ 5:9; 27:11, ל׳ צורריך ψ 8:3, simil. 69:19; 48:12 (97:8) ישמח הר ציון … ל׳ משׁפטיך in view of thy judgments. Sq. inf. Gn 18:19 לְמַעַן הָבִיא י׳ for the purpose of J.’s bringing = to the intent that J. might bring, 37:22 ל׳ הַצִּיל in order to rescue, 50:20; Ex 1:11; 9:16; 10:1, etc., Dt 2:30; 6:23, etc., 2 K 10:19; Je 7:10, 18; 11:5; 50:34 (on הִרגיע, v. עַד 2 a b), Ez 14:5; 21:15; 22:6, etc., 36:5 (v. p. 176), + often (Köiii. 595 f.). Once, pleon., לְמַעַן לָמוּג לֵב Ez 21:20 (cf. בַּעֲבוּר לְ 1 Ch 19:3; but read prob. הִמּוֹג). Conj. (sq.impf.):— לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר Gn 18:19 I have known him ל׳ אשׁר יְצַוֶּה to the end that he might command, etc., Dt 27:3; Jos 3:4; 2 S 13:5; Je 42:6; more often without אשׁר, as Gn 12:13 לְמַעַן יִיטַב לִי, 27:25; Ex 4:5 ל׳ יאמינו, 8:6, 18; 9:29; 10:2; Is 5:19; 23:16; ψ 9:15; 30:13; 48:14 + often (Köiii. 571). Sq. לֹא: (a) ל׳ אשׁר לֹא †Nu 17:5; Dt 20:18; Ez 31:14; 36:30; 46:18; (b) ל׳ לֹא †Ez 14:11; 19:9; 25:10; 26:20; Zech 12:7 ψ 119:11, 80; 125:3 (Köiii 574. Less common than לְבִלְתִּי or מִן with inf., or פֶּן־). —לְמַעַן is always in order that, never merely so that (ἐκβατικῶς); but sometimes, in rhetorical passages, the issue of a line of action, though really undesigned, is represented by it ironically as if it were designed: Dt 29:18 (v. Dr) וְהִתְבָּרֵךְ בִּלְבָבוֹ … ל׳ סְפוֹת וגו׳ and he congratulate himself … in order to sweep away the moistened with the dry (i.e. to destory all together), Is 30:1; 44:9 בל יראו ובל ידעו ל׳ יֵבוֹשׁוּ in order that they may be put to shame, Je 7:18 ל׳ הַכְעִיסֵנִי, v 19 ל׳ בֹּשֶׁת פְּנֵיהֶם, 27:10, 15; 32:19; Ho 8:4 their silver, etc., they have made into idols ל׳ יִכָּרֵת in order that it may be cut off (of course, not the real purpose of the idolatry), Am 2:7; Mi 6:16; cf. ψ 51:6 (v. Comm.) in order that thou mightest be just when thou judgest (sc. by manifesting thy justice in judgment on my sin). cf. لِ Qor 28:7 (FlKl.Schr. i. 397 f.). —In Jos 4:24 for the anom. ל׳ יְרָאתֶם, read inf. ל׳ יִרְאָתָם in order that they might fear (Dr§ 41 Obs.): Neh 6:13 לְמַעַן שָׂכוּר הוּא לְמַעַן אִירָא (si vera l.) the first ל׳ points forwards, to this intent was he hired, to the intent that I should be afraid.—On Pr 16:4, v. מַעֲנֶה.