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tarrieth

Meaning of “tarrieth”

Stays, remains, waits, delays, lodges, continues, or withholds action or departure.

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First occurrence: 1 Samuel 30:24

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1 Samuel 30:24
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 30:24 · retained source text

For who will hearken vnto you in this matter? But as his part is that goeth downe to the battell, so shall his part bee that tarieth by the stuffe: they shall part alike.

Micah 5:7
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Micah 5:7 · retained source text

And the remnant of Iacob shall be in the midst of many people, as a dew from the LORD, as the showres vpon the grasse that tarieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sonnes of men.

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