27 verses contain “stray” (in the KJV: 1, in the BSB: 26) — showing 1–27
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If a man shall cause a field or
vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own
vineyard, shall he make
restitution.
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his
ass going
astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
If you
encounter your enemy’s
stray ox or
donkey, you must return it to him.
And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be
hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;
Now if the whole congregation of Israel
strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they
violate any of the LORD’s commandments and
incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,
And if ye have
erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,
Now if you
stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—
Thou shalt not see the brother’s ox or his sheep go
astray, and hide
thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.
If you see your brother’s ox or sheep
straying, you must not
ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.
And the
kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the
highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.
And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one
highway and lowing as they went, never
straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not
strayed from Your path.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not
wander from thy commandments.
With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
Thou hast
rebuked the proud that are
cursed, which do
err from thy commandments.
The wicked have laid a
snare for me: yet I
erred not from thy precepts.
The wicked have set a
snare for me, but I have not
strayed from Your precepts.
I have gone
astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not
forget thy commandments.
I have
strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not
astray in her paths.
Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to
err from the words of knowledge.
If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
And an
highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of
holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the
wayfaring men, though fools, shall not
err therein.
And there will be a
highway called the Way of
Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not
stray onto it.
Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall
wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
O LORD, why hast thou made us to
err from thy ways, and
hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Why, O LORD, do You make us
stray from Your ways and
harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your
heritage.
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they
strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?
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.
in order that the house of Israel may no longer
stray from Me and no longer
defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.’”
The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye
healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
You have not strengthened the weak,
healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the
strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will
strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
I will seek the lost, bring back the
strays, bind up the broken, and
strengthen the weak; but the
sleek and strong I will destroy. I will
shepherd them with justice.’
And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye
reconcile the house.
You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for
anyone who
strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make
atonement for the temple.
Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have
transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
Woe to them, for they have
strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would
redeem them, they speak lies against Me.
Some have
strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.