'May' in the Bible

And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

“Tell us [Job] what words [of man] shall we say to such a Being;We cannot state our case because of darkness [that is, our ignorance in the presence of the unsearchable God].

How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?

when I declared: “You may come this far, but no farther;your proud waves stop here”?

so it may seize the edges of the earthand shake the wicked out of it?

That you may take it to its territoryAnd that you may discern the paths to its home?

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own,with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.

“Will you really annul My judgment?Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

Will he try to make a deal with you, so that you may take him in servitude forever?

Who has ever taken off his outer skin? who may come inside his inner coat of iron?

One is so near to the other that no air may come between them.

They take a grip of one another; they are joined together, so that they may not be parted.

The sword may come near him but is not able to go through him; the spear, or the arrow, or the sharp-pointed iron.

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so that I may not do with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”