Definition
a primitive root; to deviate from duty
Traditional renderings: decline, go aside, turn.
Traditional renderings: decline, go aside, turn.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׂטָה:
- ἐκκλίνωekklinō“to turn from”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Numbers 5:12תִשְׂטֶ֣ה · goes astray“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him
- Numbers 5:19שָׂטִ֛ית · gone astrayAnd he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
- Numbers 5:20שָׂטִ֛ית · have gone astrayBut if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and have defiled yourself and lain carnally with a man other than your husband’—
- Numbers 5:29תִּשְׂטֶ֥ה · goes astrayThis is the law of jealousy when a wife goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority,
- Proverbs 4:15שְׂטֵ֖ה · TurnAvoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
- Proverbs 7:25יֵ֣שְׂטְ · turn asideDo not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.