לְמַ֣עַן

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְמַ֣עַן

   le-MA-an

   for the sake of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י

   le-MA-an she-MI

   for the sake of my name
3. clause🔊 וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֤י יְהוָ֔ה בַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י

   vi-DA-TEHM ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH ba-a-so-TI ET-khem le-MA-an she-MI

   and you will know that I am the LORD when I act with you for the sake of my name
4. sentence🔊 וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֤י יְהוָ֔ה בַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י לֹ֣א כְדַרְכֵיכֶ֗ם הָרָעִים֙ וּכְעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֔ם הַנִּשְׁחָת֖וֹת בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃

   vi-DA-TEHM ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH ba-a-so-TI ET-khem le-MA-an she-MI LO khe-dar-KHE-khem ha-ra-IM u-khe-li-lo-TEI-khem han-nish-kha-TOT BEIT yis-ra-EL ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI

   and you will know that I am the LORD when I act with you for the sake of my name not according to your ways the evil ones and according to your deeds the corrupt ones house of Israel utterance of Lord the LORD

Exegesis

The infinitive construct ba‘asoti ittkhem lema‘an shmi {בַּעֲשׂוֹתִי אִתְּכֶם לְמַעַן שְׁמִי | ba-ʿă-śō-tî ʾit-khem lə-ma-ʿan še-mî} conveys purpose, emphasizing action motivated by divine reputation.