New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Peter

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forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
forsaking to leave, leave behind V-APA-NMP H2641 καταλείποντες kataleipontes
the right straight, straightway Adj-AFS H2117 εὐθεῖαν eutheian
way, a way, road N-DFS H3598 ὁδὸν odon
they have gone astray, to cause to wander, to wander V-AIP-3P H4105 ἐπλανήθησαν eplanēthēsan
having followed to follow (out, up), i.e. to imitate V-APA-NMP H1811 ἐξακολουθήσαντες exakolouthēsantes
the way a way, road N-DFS H3598 ὁδῷ odō
of Balaam, Balaam, an unrighteous prophet N-GMS H903 βαλαὰμ balaam
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the [son] of Beor, Beor, father of Balaam H961    
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who usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-NMS H3739 ὃς os
loved to love V-AIA-3S H25 ἠγάπησεν ēgapēsen
the wages wages, hire N-AMS H3408 μισθὸν misthon
of unrighteousness; injustice, unrighteousness 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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New American Standard Bible 1995 forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
King James Bible forsaking Which have forsaken the right way, they have and are gone astray, having followed following the way of Balaam, Balaam the son of Beor, Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
Berean Bible forsaking Having forsaken the right straight way, they have gone astray, having followed in the way of Balaam, the Balaam son of Beor, Bosor, who loved the wages wage of unrighteousness;unrighteousness.
Hebrew Greek English forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;