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'Continued' in the Bible

The flood continued for 40 days on the earth; the waters increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth.

The flood waters continued to surge, increasing throughout the earth, while the ark floated on the surface of the flood water.

The waters continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible.

and sent out a raven. It went back and forth as the flood water continued to evaporate throughout the earth.

Abram continued, “Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir.”

"Look, you are pregnant and will give birth to a son," the angel of the LORD continued to say to her. "You will name him Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your cry of misery.

God continued to speak to Abraham, "You and your descendants who are born in the future are to keep my covenant that is, you and your descendants, generation after generation.

Abraham continued to speak to him, asking, "What if 40 are found there?" The LORD replied, "I won't do it for the sake of those 40."

"God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham replied. The two of them continued on together.

And yes," she continued, "we have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place to spend the night."

After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who continued to live near Beer-lahai-roi.

and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;

And Jacob continued his journey, and went into the land of the children of the east.

He continued, “Name me your wages, and I will give it.”

Jacob continued his travels, and eventually pitched his tent facing Migdal Eder.

Jacob continued to live in the land they were occupying, where his father had journeyed in the territory of Canaan.

Reuben continued, "Don't shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don't lay a hand on him." (Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)

Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to have sex with her.

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

Not only that," Pharaoh continued, "after they had finished devouring the cows, nobody could tell that they had gobbled them up, because they were just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

Meanwhile, Joseph continued to be ruler over the land, in charge of selling to everyone in the land. Joseph's brothers appeared and bowed down to him, face down.

Then he lifted up his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, the son of his mother, and said, "Is this your youngest brother of whom you told me?" And he continued, "God be gracious to you, my son."

Meanwhile, there continued to be no food throughout the land, because the famine remained very severe. As a result, both Egypt and Canaan languished under the effects of the famine.

Joseph continued to live in Egypt, along with his father's household, until he was 110 years old.

Meanwhile, Pharaoh continued commanding all of his people, "You're to throw every Hebrew son who is born into the Nile River, but you're to allow every Hebrew daughter to live."

Meanwhile, Moses continued tending the sheep that belonged to his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the sheep to the western desert and came to Horeb, God's mountain, where

the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flaming fire from the center of a bush. As Moses continued to watch, amazingly the bush kept on burning, but was not consumed.

Then He continued, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

“This will take place,” He continued, “so they will believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

When Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had stopped, he continued to sin. He, along with his officials,hardened his heart.

Moses continued, “The Lord will give you meat to eat this evening and more than enough bread in the morning, for He has heard the complaints that you are raising against Him. Who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord.”

They took from Moses’ presence all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the task of making the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.

And sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they journeyed: or if it continued by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.

From there they continued to Beer, that is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Assemble the people, that I may give them water.”

“The well, which the leaders sank,Which the nobles of the people dug,With the scepter and with their staffs.”And from the wilderness they continued to Mattanah,

The Israelis continued their travels, eventually encamping on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

“You continued to provoke the Lord at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah.

Then Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel,

Joshua continued, "This is how you'll know that the living God really is among you: he's going to remove the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites right in front of you.

The priests carrying the ark continued standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people, in keeping with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people hurried across,

Armed men preceded the priests who were blowing the trumpets, and a rear guard followed the ark, while the trumpets continued to blow.

The seven priests who carried the seven trumpets made from rams' horns preceded the ark of the LORD, blowing their trumpets constantly. The armed men preceded them, and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the trumpets continued to blow.

Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned about to Karka.

It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.

Then the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and continued on the north of Beth-arabah, and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

The boundary then went up to Debir from the Achor valley and turned north toward Gilgal opposite the ascent of Adummim in the southern part of the valley. Then the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh and terminated at En-rogel.

The border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and continued to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is, Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh and continued through Timnah.

The border proceeded to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border curved to Shikkeron and continued to Mount Baalah and proceeded to Jabneel, and the border ended at the sea.

It went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.

Then the border went westward at Michmethath on the north, and the border turned about eastward to Taanath-shiloh and continued beyond it to the east of Janoah.

From Tappuah the border continued westward to the brook of Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families,

Their northern border began at the Jordan and went up to the slope of Jericho on [the] north and continued into the hill country to the west; {it ends} at the wilderness of Beth Aven.

From there the border continued to Luz, to the side of Luz (that is, Bethel) southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, near the hill which lies on the south of lower Beth-horon.

It curved northward and went to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

It continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward and went down to the Arabah.

The border continued to the north slope of Beth-hoglah and ended at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern border.

From there it continued eastward toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and it proceeded to Rimmon which stretches to Neah.

Then it turned eastward to Beth-dagon and reached Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel, and continued in the north to Cabul,

The border of the descendants of Dan continued {beyond them}, because the descendants of Dan went up and fought with Lesham, and they captured and struck it with {the edge of the sword}, and they took possession of it and settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.

The army of the tribe of Manasseh did not conquer Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages. Instead, the Canaanites continued to live in that land.

So the descendants of Asher lived among the Canaanites who continued to inhabit the land, because they did not expel them.

Furthermore, the Amorites continued to inhabit Mount Heres in Aijalon and Shaalbim. Eventually, however, after the tribe of Joseph had become strong, the Amorites were subjected to conscripted labor.

The Israelis continued to live among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,

Meanwhile, as Barak continued chasing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. "Come with me," she told him, "and I'll show you the man you're looking for!" So he went with her, and there was Sisera, lying dead with the tent peg still embedded in his temple!

The power of the Israelites continued to increase against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.

Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

Gideon continued, "I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken." (The Midianites had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

Then she continued talking with her father, "Do this for me: leave me alone by myself for two months. I'll go up to the mountains and cry there because I'll never marry. My friends and I will go."

Samson continued on down to Timnah and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one.

So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.

They continued, "Let's make sure that there's an inheritance for the survivors of the tribe of Benjamin, so that a tribe won't be blotted out from Israel.

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

So her sons married Moabite women. (One was named Orpah and the other Ruth.) And they continued to live there about ten years.

So they continued on until they reached Bethlehem. Now when the two of them arrived in Bethlehem, the entire town got excited at the news of their arrival and they asked one another, "Can this be Naomi?"

And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, who has not forsaken his kindness to the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our family redeemers.”

So Ruth continued to stay close to the young women who worked for Boaz, gathering grain until both the barley and wheat harvests were complete, all the while living with her mother-in-law.

Boaz continued, "On the very day you buy the field from Naomi, you're also "buying" Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of her dead husband, so the family name may be continued as an inheritance."

And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.

The LORD took note of Hannah, and she became pregnant and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel continued to grow, and the LORD was constantly with him.

But they would not follow the advice of their father; for the LORD wanted to put them to death. But the boy Samuel continued to grow both physically and in favor with the LORD and the people.

Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli's supervision. Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled.

The Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word. >

The LORD continued to oppose the Philistines all during Samuel's life time. The towns that the Philistines had taken from Israel were returned to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territory from Philistine control. There was also peace between Israel and the Amorites.

While Saul talked to the priest, the commotion in the camp of the Philistines continued and increased; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”

Samuel continued, “Although you once considered yourself unimportant, have you not become the leader of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel

David continued, "The LORD who delivered me from the power of the lion and the power of the bear will also deliver me from the power of this Philistine." Saul told David, "Go! And may the LORD be with you."

and continued to be successful in all his activities because the Lord was with him.

As Saul continued to observe, he realized that the LORD was with David and that Saul's daughter Michal loved him.

Saul became even more afraid of him. Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on.

The war continued and David went out to fight against the Philistines. He thoroughly defeated them, and they fled before David.

Someone replied, "They're at Naioth in Ramah." Saul went to Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God came on him also. He continued in prophetic ecstasy until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

Then he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

They stopped because they were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor. David and 400 of the men continued in pursuit.

David continued questioning him, "How did things go? Please tell me!" He replied, "The army has fled the battlefield, many of the army are wounded or have died, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead."

Meanwhile, Joab and Abishai continued to chase Abner. At dusk, as they approached the hill of Ammah that is located near Giah on the way to the Gibeon desert,

Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
προσκαρτερέω 
Proskartereo 
Usage: 10

תּמיד 
Tamiyd 
Usage: 104

ἐπιμένω 
Epimeno 
Usage: 18

προσμένω 
Prosmeno 
continue with , continue in , be with , cleave unto , tarry , abide still
Usage: 4

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 16

אמן 
'aman 
Usage: 108

גּרר 
Garar 
Usage: 5

זנה 
Zanah 
Usage: 93

טרד 
Tarad 
Usage: 2

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

יסף 
Yacaph 
Usage: 208

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

לין לוּן 
Luwn 
lodge , murmur , ... the night , abide , remain , tarry , lodge in , continue , dwell , endure , grudge , left , lie , variant
Usage: 84

משׁך 
Mashak 
Usage: 36

סרה 
Carah 
Usage: 8

עמד 
`amad 
Usage: 521

קוּם 
Quwm 
Usage: 629

שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

תּדירא 
T@diyra' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

G88
ἀδιάλειπτος 
Adialeiptos 
Usage: 2

διαμένω 
Diameno 
Usage: 4

διανυκτερεύω 
Dianuktereuo 
Usage: 1

διαπαντός 
Diapantos 
Usage: 7

διατελέω 
Diateleo 
Usage: 1

διατρίβω 
Diatribo 
abide , tarry , continue , be
Usage: 10

διηνεκές 
Dienekes 
Usage: 4

ἐμμένω 
Emmeno 
Usage: 3

καθίζω 
Kathizo 
sit , sit down , set , be set , be set down , continue , tarry
Usage: 30

μένω 
meno 
Usage: 85

παραμένω 
Parameno 
Usage: 3

παρατείνω 
Parateino 
Usage: 1

συμπαραμένω 
Sumparameno 
continue with
Usage: 1

τέλος 
Telos 
Usage: 28

ὑπομονή 
Hupomone 
Usage: 26

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