Reference: Hard
Hastings
Besides other meanings which are still in use, 'hard' sometimes means close: Jg 9:52 'And Abimelech
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Then said Sarai unto Abram, "Thou dost me unright, for I have given my maid into thy bosom: and now because she seeth that she hath conceived, I am despised in her sight: the LORD judge between thee and me."
And when Pharaoh was loath to let us go, the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt: as well the firstborn of men as of beasts. And therefore I sacrifice unto the LORD all the males that open the matrix, but all the firstborn of my children I must redeem.'
Then came Abimelech unto the tower and fought against it, and went hard unto the entering of the gate, to set it on fire.
My breath faileth, my days are shortened. I am hard at death's door.
My soul hangeth upon thee; thy righthand upholdeth me.
Then Jesus said then unto his disciples: "Verily I say unto you, it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
and see, a spirit taketh him, and suddenly he crieth, and he teareth him that he foameth again, and with much pain departeth he from him, when he hath rent him:
And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house named Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
and with much work sailed beyond it, and came unto a place called Good Port, nigh whereunto was a city called Lasea.
Thou therefore suffer affliction as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
by the means whereof are given unto us excellent and most great promises; that by the help of them ye should be partakers of the godly nature, in that ye flee the corruption of worldly lust.