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The term "tarried" is an archaic form of the verb "tarry," which means to delay or linger in a place. In the context of the Bible, "tarried" often refers to instances where individuals or groups stayed longer than expected or waited for a particular purpose or divine instruction. This concept is significant in various biblical narratives, illustrating themes of obedience, patience, and divine timing.

Old Testament References

1. Genesis 19:16 · In the account of Lot and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot "tarried" as he hesitated to leave the city. The angels urged him to hurry, demonstrating the tension between human reluctance and divine urgency: "When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them."

2. Exodus 32:1 · The Israelites, while waiting for Moses to return from Mount Sinai, grew impatient and "tarried" in their obedience, leading to the creation of the golden calf: "Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, 'Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.'"

3. Judges 3:25 · In the account of Ehud and King Eglon, the servants "tarried" in their confusion and delay, which allowed Ehud to escape: "They waited to the point of embarrassment, but when he still did not open the doors of the upper room, they took a key and unlocked them. There they saw their lord fallen to the floor, dead."

New Testament References

1. Luke 2:43 · Jesus, as a young boy, "tarried" in Jerusalem after the Feast of the Passover, unbeknownst to His parents. This event highlights His early awareness of His divine mission: "When the feast was over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it."

2. Acts 1:4 · Before His ascension, Jesus instructed His disciples to "tarry" in Jerusalem until they received the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the importance of waiting for divine empowerment: "And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: 'Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.'"

3. Acts 20:5 · Paul and his companions "tarried" in Troas, demonstrating the strategic pauses in his missionary journeys for fellowship and teaching: "These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas."

Theological Implications

The act of tarrying in the Bible often serves as a test of faith and obedience. It underscores the importance of waiting on God's timing and instructions, rather than acting on human impatience or understanding. The narratives involving tarrying reveal the tension between divine plans and human actions, encouraging believers to trust in God's perfect timing and purposes.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Tarry.

Strong's Hebrew

5116. naveh -- abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation
... Short Definition: comely. comely, dwelling place, fold, habitation, pleasant
place, sheepcote, stable, tarried Or (feminine) navah ...
/hebrew/5116.htm - 6k

Library

Why is it that Our Lord Has Tarried Till Now? Why Has not the ...
... Chapter Five The Imminency of the Redeemer's Return 4. Why is it that our Lord has
tarried till now? ... Why has our Lord tarried so long in the Father's house? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/4 why is it that.htm

John iv. 40-43
... Surely this would not have been worthy of His tender care; [916] He therefore
both accepted [917] them, and tarried with them two days. ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxxv john iv 40-43.htm

John xi. 1, 2
... the glory of God. Ver.6. "And having said this, He tarried two days." [1670].
Wherefore tarried He? That Lazarus might breathe his ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily lxii john xi 1.htm

The Guiding Pillar
... march. Sometimes the cloud tarried upon the Tabernacle many days; sometimes
for a night only; sometimes it lifted in the night. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the guiding pillar.htm

Acts xviii. 18
... 18. Acts XVIII.18 "And Paul after this tarried there yet a ... xxi.26), which was not
the case here. [925] ""Having yet tarried:" after the beating of Sosthenes. ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xl acts xviii 18.htm

Drawing Nearer to the Storm
... it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship
was to unlade her burden.4. And finding disciples, we tarried there seven ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/drawing nearer to the storm.htm

John iii. 22
... john. Homily XXIX. John iii. 22. John iii.22 "And He came and His disciples into
the land of Jud??a, and there He tarried with them (and baptized).". ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxix john iii 22.htm

First Ministry in Jud??a --John's Second Testimony.
... He gained disciples there, but of them we know but few, such as Mary, Martha, Lazarus,
Simeon, and Judas Iscariot]; and there he tarried with them [It is not ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xxv first ministry in judaeajohns.htm

Paul's Journeys Acts 13:1-38:31
... "And we sailed thence," says Luke, "and came the next day over against Chios; and
the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day ...
/.../sell/bible studies in the life of paul/ii pauls journeys acts 13 1-38 31.htm

Four Shaping Centuries
... 'While the bridegroom tarried they all slumbered and slept.' Is not Israel in Egypt,
slackening hold of the promise because it tarried, a mirror in which the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/four shaping centuries.htm

Thesaurus

Tarried (42 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Tarry. Multi-Version Concordance Tarried (42 Occurrences). Matthew
25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. (KJV ASV WBS) ...
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Trogyllium (1 Occurrence)
... A town on the western coast of Asia Minor, where Paul "tarried" when on his way
from Assos to Miletus, on his third missionary journey (Acts 20:15). Int. ...
/t/trogyllium.htm - 8k

Expired (29 Occurrences)
... But David tarried still at Jerusalem. (KJV WBS). ... But David tarried at Jerusalem.
And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. (KJV WBS). ...
/e/expired.htm - 15k

Corinthians (3 Occurrences)
... He then left Troas and proceeded to Macedonia; and at Philippi, where he tarried,
he was soon joined by Titus (2 Corinthians 7:6, 7), who brought him good news ...
/c/corinthians.htm - 77k

Journeyed (111 Occurrences)
... Numbers 9:19 And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then
the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not. ...
/j/journeyed.htm - 33k

Thence (152 Occurrences)
... Acts 18:18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his
leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla ...
/t/thence.htm - 37k

Abraham (2539 Occurrences)
... is implied, however, in Genesis 12. While they tarried at Haran, Terah
died at the age of 205 years. Abram now received a second ...
/a/abraham.htm - 50k

Delay (47 Occurrences)
... perfect of bush (Exodus 32:1), "Moses delayed to come," expresses not only the fact
that he tarried, but also the disappointment on the part of the people ...
/d/delay.htm - 21k

Judaea (45 Occurrences)
... John 3:22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea;
and there he tarried with them, and baptized. (KJV WEY BBE DBY). ...
/j/judaea.htm - 24k

Outskirts (38 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 14:2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the
pomegranate-tree which is in Migron; and the people that were with him were about ...
/o/outskirts.htm - 17k

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Tarried (42 Occurrences)

Matthew 25:5
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Luke 1:21
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Luke 2:43
And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 3:22
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 11:54
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples.
(ASV YLT)

Acts 9:43
And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
(KJV WBS)

Acts 12:19
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.
(ASV)

Acts 14:3
Long time therefore they tarried 'there' speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
(ASV)

Acts 14:28
And they tarried no little time with the disciples.
(ASV)

Acts 15:33
And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
(KJV WBS)

Acts 15:35
But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
(ASV)

Acts 18:18
And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Acts 20:5
These going before tarried for us at Troas.
(KJV WBS)

Acts 20:6
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.
(ASV)

Acts 20:15
And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
(KJV WBS)

Acts 21:4
And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Acts 21:10
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Acts 25:6
And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Acts 25:14
And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the King, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;
(ASV)

Acts 27:33
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
(KJV WBS)

Acts 28:12
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Galatians 1:18
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.
(ASV)

Genesis 24:54
And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Genesis 28:11
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Genesis 32:4
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord, to Esau: Thy servant Jacob speaks thus With Laban have I sojourned and tarried until now;
(DBY)

Numbers 9:19
And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Numbers 9:22
Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Judges 3:25
And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Judges 3:26
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Judges 5:28
Through the window she hath looked out -- Yea, she crieth out -- the mother of Sisera, Through the lattice: Wherefore is his chariot delaying to come? Wherefore tarried have the steps of his chariot?
(YLT)

Judges 19:8
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Ruth 2:7
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.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Samuel 1:23
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only Jehovah establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, until she weaned him.
(See JPS ASV)

1 Samuel 13:8
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Samuel 14:2
And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;
(KJV JPS WBS)

2 Samuel 11:1
And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Samuel 15:17
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Samuel 15:29
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
(KJV WBS)

2 Samuel 20:5
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Kings 2:18
And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
(KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Psalms 68:12
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
(KJV WBS)

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