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Having forsaken the straight way, they have gone astray, having followed in the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wage of unrighteousness.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Having forsaken To leave behind, desert, abandon, forsake; to leave remaining, reserve. V-APA-NMP H2641 καταλείποντες kataleipontes
[the] straight Adj: (a) straight of direction, as opposed to crooked, (b) upright; adv: immediately. Adj-AFS H2117 εὐθεῖαν eutheian
way, A way, road, journey, path. N-DFS H3598 ὁδὸν odon
they have gone astray, To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. V-AIP-3P H4105 ἐπλανήθησαν eplanēthēsan
having followed To follow after, imitate. V-APA-NMP H1811 ἐξακολουθήσαντες exakolouthēsantes
way A way, road, journey, path. N-DFS H3598 ὁδῷ odō
of Balaam Balaam, son of Beor of Pethor on the Euphrates, a soothsayer in the Old Testament. N-GMS H903 βαλαὰμ balaam
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who Who, which, what, that. RelPro-NMS H3739 ὃς os
loved To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. V-AIA-3S H25 ἠγάπησεν ēgapēsen
[the] wage (a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment. N-AMS H3408 μισθὸν misthon
of unrighteousness. Injustice, unrighteousness, hurt. N-GFS H93 ἀδικίας adikias

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Balaam

Balaam [N] [H] [S] lord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites ( Numbers 31:8 ; Compare 16). He resided at Pethor ( Deuteronomy 23:4 ), in Mesopotamia ( Numbers 23:7 ). It is evident that though dwelling among idolaters he had some knowledge of the true God; and was held in such reputation that it was supposed that he whom he... View Details

Bosor

Bosor.

Beor

|a burning,| father of an Edomite king, also the father of Balaam

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Berean Bible Having forsaken the straight way, they have gone astray, having followed in the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wage of unrighteousness.
King James Bible Having Which have forsaken the straight right way, they have and are gone astray, having followed in following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wage wages of unrighteousness.unrighteousness;
Hebrew Greek English Having forsaken forsaking the straight right way, they have gone astray, having followed in the way of Balaam Balaam, the son of Bosor, Beor, who loved the wage wages of unrighteousness.unrighteousness;
New American Standard Bible 1995 Having forsaken forsaking the straight right way, they have gone astray, having followed in the way of Balaam Balaam, the son of Bosor, Beor, who loved the wage wages of unrighteousness.unrighteousness;