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astray

Meaning of “astray”

Away from the right place, path, or course; wandering or in error.

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First occurrence: Exodus 23:4

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Ezekiel 14:11
That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 14:11 · retained source text

That the house of Israel may goe no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may bee their God, sayeth the LORD God.

Ezekiel 44:10
And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 44:10 · retained source text

And the Leuites that are gone away farre from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idoles, they shall euen beare their iniquitie.

Ezekiel 44:15
¶ But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 44:15 · retained source text

¶ But the priests the Leuites, the sonnes of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuarie, when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come neere to me to minister vnto me, and they shall stand before me to offer vnto me the fat and the blood, saith the LORD God.

Ezekiel 48:11
It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 48:11 · retained source text

It shall be for the Priests that are sanctified, of the sonnes of Zadok, which haue kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Leuites went astray.

1611 marginal noteOr, the sanctified portion shall be for the priests.

1611 marginal noteOr, ward, or, ordinance.

Matthew 18:12
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 18:12 · retained source text

How thinke yee? if a man haue an hundred sheepe, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leaue the ninetie and nine, and goeth into the mountaines, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

1611 marginal noteLuke 15.4.

Matthew 18:13
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 18:13 · retained source text

And if so be that he find it, Uerily I say vnto you, hee reioyceth more of that sheepe, then of the ninetie and nine which went not astray.

1 Peter 2:25
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 2:25 · retained source text

For yee were as sheepe going astray, but are now returned vnto the shepheard and Bishop of your soules.

2 Peter 2:15
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:15 · retained source text

Which haue forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the sonne of Bosor, who loued the wages of vnrighteousnesse,

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