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Numbers 22:19

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Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more.
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  1. Jude 1:11Rank 1 from verse 19
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    11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

  2. 1 Timothy 6:9–10Rank 2 from verse 19
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    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

    10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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    15Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

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    3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

  5. Numbers 22:7–8Rank 5 from verse 19
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    7And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

    8And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

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Numbers 22:19

COMBINED MEANING

pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

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COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

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tarry

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To stay, remain, wait, delay, lodge, continue in a place, or withhold departure or action for a time.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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18And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.

19Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more.

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20And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

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