Avur עָבוּר

Avur (Hebrew עָבוּר, Strong's H5668) is a Hebrew preposition meaning “for the sake of”. It occurs 49 times in 47 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Avur, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 3:17
  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
• Genesis 8:21
  And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
• Genesis 12:13
  Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
• Genesis 12:16
  And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
• Genesis 18:26
  And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
• Genesis 18:29
  And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”
• Genesis 18:31
  And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
• Genesis 18:32
  And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
• Genesis 21:30
  And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
• Genesis 26:24
  And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
• Genesis 27:4
  And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
• Genesis 27:10
  And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”
• Genesis 27:19
  And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”
• Genesis 27:31
  And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
• Genesis 46:34
  That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

Exodus

• Exodus 9:14
  For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all 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 my name may be declared throughout all the earth.But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
• Exodus 13:8
  And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
• Exodus 19:9
  And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord.The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
• Exodus 20:20
  And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 1:6
  And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
• 1 Samuel 12:22
  For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
• 1 Samuel 23:10
  Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 5:12
  And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
• 2 Samuel 6:12
  And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed–edom into the city of David with gladness.Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
• 2 Samuel 7:21
  For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
• 2 Samuel 9:1
  And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
• 2 Samuel 9:7
  And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
• 2 Samuel 10:3
  And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
• 2 Samuel 12:21
  Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.“What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate.”
• 2 Samuel 12:25
  And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
• 2 Samuel 13:2
  And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
• 2 Samuel 14:20
  To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”
• 2 Samuel 17:14
  And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
• 2 Samuel 18:18
  Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 14:2
  And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 17:19
  O Lord, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.O LORD. For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed all Your greatness.
• 1 Chronicles 19:3
  But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 28:19
  For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord.For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.

Job

• Job 20:2
  Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.

Psalms

• Psalm 105:45
  That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
• Psalm 106:32
  They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
• Psalm 132:10
  For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 14:4
  Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

Amos

• Amos 2:6
  Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
• Amos 8:6
  That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”

Micah

• Micah 2:10
  Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction— a grievous destruction!

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).