Occurrences
Maʻan occurs 271 times in 252 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (6), Exodus (16), Leviticus (3), Numbers (4), Deuteronomy (44), Joshua (6), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (14), 2 Kings (7), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (9), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Job (3), Psalms (32), Proverbs (3), Isaiah (24), Jeremiah (23), Ezekiel (35), Daniel (2), Hosea (1), Joel (1), Amos (4), Obadiah (1), Micah (2), Habakkuk (2), Zechariah (2)
- Genesis 12:13 — Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that (לְמַ֙עַן֙) it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
- Genesis 18:19 — For I know him, that (לְמַעַן֩) he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- Genesis 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that (לְמַ֗עַן) the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- Genesis 18:24 — Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for (לְמַ֛עַן) the fifty righteous that are therein?
- Genesis 27:25 — And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that (לְמַ֥עַן) my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
- Genesis 37:22 — And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that (לְמַ֗עַן) he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
- Genesis 50:20 — But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to (לְמַ֗עַן) bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
- Exodus 1:11 — Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to (לְמַ֥עַן) afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
- Exodus 4:5 — That (לְמַ֣עַן) they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
- Exodus 8:10 — And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that (לְמַ֣עַן) thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
- Exodus 8:22 — And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end (לְמַ֣עַן) thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
- Exodus 9:16 — And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that (וּלְמַ֛עַן) my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
- Exodus 9:29 — And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that (לְמַ֣עַן) thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD’s.
- Exodus 10:1 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that (לְמַ֗עַן) I might shew these my signs before him:
- Exodus 10:2 — And that (וּלְמַ֡עַן) thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
- Exodus 11:7 — But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that (לְמַ֙עַן֙) ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
- Exodus 11:9 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that (לְמַ֛עַן) my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 13:9 — And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that (לְמַ֗עַן) the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
- Exodus 16:4 — Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that (לְמַ֧עַן) I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
- Exodus 16:32 — And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that (לְמַ֣עַן) they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that (לְמַ֙עַן֙) thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- Exodus 23:12 — Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that (לְמַ֣עַן) thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
- Exodus 33:13 — Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that (לְמַ֥עַן) I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
- Leviticus 17:5 — To the end (לְמַעַן֩) that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
- Leviticus 20:3 — And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to (לְמַ֗עַן) defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
- Leviticus 23:43 — That (לְמַעַן֮) your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
- Numbers 15:40 — That (לְמַ֣עַן) ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.
- Numbers 16:40 — To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that (לְ֠מַעַן) no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
- Numbers 27:20 — And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that (לְמַ֣עַן) all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
- Numbers 36:8 — And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that (לְמַ֗עַן) the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
- Deuteronomy 2:30 — But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that (לְמַ֛עַן) he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
- Deuteronomy 3:26 — But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes (לְמַ֣עַנְכֶ֔ם), and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
- Deuteronomy 4:1 — Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that (לְמַ֣עַן) ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
- Deuteronomy 4:40 — Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that (וּלְמַ֨עַן) thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
- Deuteronomy 5:14 — But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that (לְמַ֗עַן) thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
- Deuteronomy 5:16 — Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that (לְמַ֣עַן) it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- Deuteronomy 5:29 — O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that (לְמַ֨עַן) it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
- Deuteronomy 5:33 — Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that (לְמַ֤עַן) ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
- Deuteronomy 6:2 — That (לְמַ֨עַן) thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
- Deuteronomy 6:2 — That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that (וּלְמַ֖עַן) thy days may be prolonged.
- Deuteronomy 6:18 — And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that (לְמַ֙עַן֙) it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
- Deuteronomy 6:23 — And he brought us out from thence, that (לְמַ֙עַן֙) he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
- Deuteronomy 8:1 — All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that (לְמַ֨עַן) ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.
- Deuteronomy 8:2 — And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to (לְמַ֨עַן) humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
- Deuteronomy 8:3 — And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that (לְמַ֣עַן) he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
- Deuteronomy 8:16 — Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that (לְמַ֣עַן) he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
- Deuteronomy 8:16 — Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that (וּלְמַ֙עַן֙) he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
- Deuteronomy 8:18 — But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that (לְמַ֨עַן) he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
- Deuteronomy 9:5 — Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that (וּלְמַ֜עַן) he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Deuteronomy 11:8 — Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that (לְמַ֣עַן) ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;