'Detain' in the Bible
But he said to them, "Don't detain me -- the Lord has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return to my master."
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.
Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them.
But so as not to detain you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
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Bible Theasaurus
- Confine (14 instances)
- Delay (59 instances)
- Detain (5 instances)
- Secure (159 instances)
- Stay (327 instances)