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2 Peter

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forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the'son of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;

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