International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Delay

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Delay


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dē̇-lā´: The noun “delay” (, “I made no delay”; the King James Version “without any delay”) means “procrastination.” The verb “to delay” (; אחר, 'āḥar) involves the idea “to stop for a time,” the people being admonished not to discontinue a custom. The Pil. perfect of בּוּשּׁ, būsh (), “Moses delayed to come,” expresses not only the fact that he tarried, but also the disappointment on the part of the people, being under the impression that he possibly was put to shame and had failed in his mission, which also better explains the consequent action of the people. “To delay” (χρονίζω, chronı́zō) is used transitively in (the Revised Version (British and American) “My lord tarrieth”) and in . The meaning here is “to prolong,” “to defer.”