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beset

Meaning of “beset”

1. To surround or hem in. 2. To entangle or persistently hinder.

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6 occurrences6 verses4 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 19:22

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Every verse containing “beset”

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Judges 19:22
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¶ Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 19:22 · retained source text

¶ Now as they were making their hearts merrie, behold, the men of the citie, certaine sonnes of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the doore, and spake to the master of the house, the olde man, saying; Bring foorth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

Judges 20:5
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And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 20:5 · retained source text

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about vpon me by night, and thought to haue slaine mee, and my concubine haue they forced that she is dead.

1611 marginal noteHeb. humbled.

Psalms 22:12
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Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
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Many bulles haue compassed me: strong bulles of Bashan haue beset me round.

Hosea 7:2
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And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
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1611 witness · Hosea 7:2 · retained source text

And they consider not in their hearts that I remember al their wickednesse: now their owne doings haue beset them about, they are before my face.

1611 marginal noteHebr. say not to.

Hebrews 12:1
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WHEREFORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 12:1 · retained source text

¶ Wherefore, seeing wee also are compassed about with so great a cloude of witnesses, let vs lay aside euery weight, & the sinne which doth so easily beset vs, and let vs runne with patience vnto the race that is set before vs,

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