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sakes

Meaning of “sakes”

Causes, interests, or benefits; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of the persons or things named.

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:26

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Isaiah 65:8
¶ Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
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¶ Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so wil I doe for my seruants sakes, that I may not destroy them all.

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