King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Beset
CategoryArchaic Word
Modern Equivalentto surround; to encircle and press upon; to persistently trouble.
KJV Word TypeVerb
DefinitionTo surround on all sides; to hem in or press upon. In Hebrews it describes the sins that cling to us or encircle us, from which we must break free to run the race of faith. Also used of enemies surrounding a city or person.
Key Verses"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." (Hebrews 12:1)