Reference: Hard
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Besides other meanings which are still in use, 'hard' sometimes means close: Jg 9:52 'And Abimelech
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Then Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee; I have given my maid into thy bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes; the LORD judge between me and thee.
and it came to pass when Pharaoh was hardening himself to not let us go that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt from the human firstborn to the firstborn of the beast; therefore, I sacrifice to the LORD every male that opens the womb, and I ransom every firstborn of my sons.
And Abimelech came to the tower, and fighting against it, he came to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
My breath is corrupt, my days are cut off, and the grave is ready for me.
My soul has followed hard after thee; thy right hand has upheld me.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is difficult that a rich man shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
And, behold, a spirit takes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it throws him into convulsions with foaming, and with difficulty it departs from him, bruising him.
And he departed from there and entered into a certain man's house, named Titus the Just, one that feared God, whose house was next to the synagogue.
and, passing it with difficulty, came unto a place which is called The Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
Thou, therefore, work hard as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these ye might be made participants of the divine nature, having fled the corruption that is in the world through lust.