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bestir

Meaning of “bestir”

To stir oneself to action.

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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 5:24

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2 Samuel 5:24
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 5:24 · retained source text

And let it be when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulbery trees, that then thou shalt bestirre thy selfe: for then shal the LORD goe out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

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