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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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31 occurrences29 verses18 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:26

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Leviticus 26:45

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But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.

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1611 witness · Leviticus 26:45 · retained source text

But I wil for their sakes remember the couenant of their Ancestours, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt, in the sight of the Heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.

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Genesis 18:26 Deuteronomy 4:21 Psalms 7:7 Isaiah 65:8 Malachi 3:11 John 17:19 2 Corinthians 2:10 2 Timothy 2:10